Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom has entered a new era, which British Prime Minister Liz Truss has called the 'Carolean age.' CTVNews.ca speaks to historians to find out what this means.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom has entered a new era, which British Prime Minister Liz Truss called the “Carolean age”If historians follow suit, this will actually be the second Carolean era the U.K. has seen. Just as the first and second Elizabethan eras refer to the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II, and the Victorian era refers to the reign of Queen Victoria, the Carolean era refers to the reign of the new monarch, King Charles III.
The first Carolean era is actually associated with Charles II, who ruled from 1660 to 1685. The reign of Charles I, which ended abruptly with his execution in 1649, is usually referred to as the Caroline Age, based on the feminine form of the same name. “If I say ‘Elizabethan’ – meaning the first Elizabeth – you’ll think of things like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare and all that.”
As for how the second Carolean era will be defined compared to the second Elizabethan era, Vovk said it’s still too early to tell, but he has some ideas.
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