The Stuart monarchy inherited different political conditions in England and Scotland. The kings could not assume that methods accepted in one kingdom would work in the other. James I managed the English settlement, while Charles I failed to do so; Charles II adapted more successfully than James II. The comparison presents royal government as a problem of constitutional management rather than personality alone.
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Why Stuart kings faced a different constitution in England
The differing English and Scottish political settlements help explain why successive Stuart kings varied so sharply in their ability to govern England.