Hello everyone and welcome to the history of England episode 340 Ancient Birthright.

Let us start with George Abbott, pretty much as we ended last time in fact. Here he is,

the lad, speaking of the situation in Bohemia whence had gone Frederick and Elizabeth's

Stuart. God had set up this prince, his majesty's son-in-law, as a mark of honour throughout

all Christendom, to propagate the gospel and protect their pressed. Therefore, let not a noble

son be forsaken for their sakes who regard nothing but their own ends. Our striking in will

comfort the Bohemians, honour the elect of Palatine, strengthen the princes of the union,

draw on the united provinces, stir up the king of Denmark, to cast in their shares.

Therefore, let our spirits be gathered up to animate this business that the world may take

notice that we are awake when God calls. Thus, speak on that holy man, the bright-eyed

archbishop. George Abbott was much towards the Calvinist end of the Protestant market,

which had always been of great comfort to the Scots, actually. And you might notice a few

things about this quote. This is God's work going on here. The hand of the Almighty was

never far from the affairs of man in the 17th century. The appropriate response as far

as George was concerned was most definitely war, but not war for the sake of pride or

the honour of Elizabeth and the Stuart dynasty, but war as a crusade against Catholicism

and oppression, a chance to gather all the forces of Protestant Europe in their defence.

It is worth noting that this is rather reflected that all the forces of Catholicism were, at

that time, gathering through the very same thing the other way around. And with the Holy

Roman Emperor, the Spanish Empire, and the Pope altogether, it was really only religious

further in the belief that God was, of course, a Protestant that kept the confidence of

the Protestant supporters for war. Hi, that and the hope and expectation even, that James

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