383 Choosing Sides

The History of England

David Crowther

Royal, Queen, Europe, Modern, Parliament, History, Monarchy, Early Modern, Medieval, English, England, King, Politics

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🗓️ 10 September 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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A general sense of disbelief that war was necessary persisted well into 1643. And yet, over time most were forced to make choices. this episdoe about what made them choose, as Charles raises his standard at Nottingham, on 22nd August 1642

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0:00.0	Ah, pockets. Amazing, aren't they? I wonder what's in your pocket right now.
0:04.3	I'll be the tissue. Yes.
0:06.1	Picture of the family. Ah, how about a lottery ticket with six magic numbers?
0:11.2	No, don't worry. It's still time.
0:13.6	This Saturday, it could be you. Lotto from the National Lottery.
0:17.2	Play now. Rules of procedures apply. Players must be 18 over.
0:30.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the History of England. Episode 333.
0:51.6	Choosing Sides. Last time, we heard about the War of Words.
0:56.3	How Charles managed to present himself as the Defender of Order,
1:00.4	Social Hierarchy, Permanence of Tradition, Defender of the Church of England.
1:04.9	It was a powerful and simple call to arms, because he had a point.
1:09.6	Parliament did appear to be innovators taking over royal prerogatives in the name of
1:14.0	Parliament and the people, accompanied by dangerous and radical ideas of liberty
1:19.5	and individualism in politics and religion. We heard about Henry Parker,
1:24.4	his belief that authority proceeded from the people, that the welfare of the people was the
1:29.8	supreme law, and that while a king could be a tyrant, representatives of the people,
1:35.7	their Parliament never could. I think I promised you physical violence in
1:40.4	this episode, and if so, I am afraid I lied. So sorry about that. I can be unreliable.
1:46.4	It won't be until next week that we actually get to the violence and the shooting.
1:50.4	This week, in fact, what we're going to do, is to discuss how people made the agonising
1:55.6	decisions they had to make about which side to back. A choice that became increasingly urgent.
2:02.4	But at the same time, what all this art people really necessary many people had begun to ask
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