"The 17th century saw five kings sit on England’s throne: one a Scot, the second overthrown and beheaded, the third exiled, restored and succeeded by his brothe

"The 17th century saw five kings sit on England’s throne: one a Scot, the second overthrown and beheaded, the third exiled, restored and succeeded by his brother, a Catholic, and the fifth a Dutchman. " England and what would become Britain were quite staid compared to what was going on in the rest of "Europe". However, C17 was quite a volatile time hereabouts. Later on we reverted to German Kings - George I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain