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Last time we talked about the English monarchy and the fraught relationship that institution had with its people.

We left off with Charles II, King of England, of the Stuart Dynasty.

It's the stewards that concern us today. King of England of the Stuart dynasty.

It's the stewards that concern us today.

Charles the second was the third Stuart monarch to sit the throne of England,

but his family held more than just the English throne.

They were also the monarchs of Scotland,

dating back to the 1300s.

Now don't worry, we're not going to talk about the entire history of the Scottish throne,

but we will be talking about the Scottish.

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