Periods in British history are often referred to using the name of the king or queen who was on the throne at the time - with culture, architecture and fashion described as Georgian, Victorian or Elizabethan for example. The period of the reign of Queen Elizabeth has been named by some as the New Elizabethan Era.
But with King Charles III now on the throne it is unclear what this period of history will come to be known as. The period of the 24-year reign of King Charles I, from 1625-1649, was known as the Caroline Era.
The Caroline era was dominated by growing religious, political, and social discord between the King and his supporters, termed the Royalist party, and the Parliamentarian opposition that evolved in response to particular aspects of Charles's rule. While the Thirty Years' War was raging in continental Europe, Britain had an uneasy peace, growing more restless as the civil conflict between the King and the supporters of Parliament worsened.
