Cavalier Culture and the English Civil War

This video discusses the cavalier court culture fostered by Henrietta Maria and Charles I and how it became the target of Puritan iconoclasm in the run-up to the English Civil War. It goes into the court masques beloved of Henrietta Maria, the critique of the theatre by William Prynne, and how this is reflected in the final revenge of the Puritan faction in Parliament upon the king.
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[@mediocrehistorian6798]

Albion’s Seeds is such an important book to understand many of the conditions during the English Civil War (and prior) in the Americas.

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Rats, I called Sir Jeffrey Hudson "Henry" by mistake.

[@j.greenriver6293]

Great video as always!

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Thanks Mr. Greenriver

[@Bubica70]

Well done, Missus!!!! Entertaining and enlightening.

[@crow2145]

Great video!

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Thank you Crow!

[@mackenshaw8169]

A really interesting take on the execution of Charles I.

[@andrewhughes8140]

Excellent work! Maybe a video on regional loyalties in the Civil War? That would be fun

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

That’s a good idea… some people think the divisions run very deep. And that we can see them play out again in the American Civil War.

[@angriella]

9 children, not 7.

[@christophmahler]

The 'Ken Burns effect' made it into the production... - as well as pistol wielding, duell winning 'captain' Hudson who was later _abused by Muslims for decades_ ! www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp02305/jeffrey-hudson www.oakham.co.uk/sir-jeffrey-hudsons-house/ The _'photorealism'_ of court portraits like e.g. that of Ben Jonson by Flemish painter Abraham Blyenberch are _astounding_ , two centuries before art 'progressed' into 'impressionism', imitating camera optics. The concept of *'harmony' in statecraft* is a core element in _Chinese civilization_ , from early bronze bells ('bianzhong') to present day political rhetorics ('harmonious society' - héxié shèhuì). The cultural decline from the _iconoclastic_ Puritans to current Orwellian, ever moralizing and pretentious 'INGSOC' and it's 'cancel culture' show trials against actresses (e.g. curently Gina Carano), is rather evident when viewed in it's complete historical sequence. People will look back to the _wholesomeness_ of Stuart rule once Scottland leaves the 'United Kingdom' - abandoning an English 'Commonwealth' that has shrunk down from an 'Empire of opportunities' for Scots to a second rate financial center of London and it's snobbish offshore trusts... In the long run, staging the murder of Charles Stuart like a masque is not going to have the effect, _queers_ like 'Eddie Izzard' still assume it to have. *A just and competent man's blood was spilled and a **_martyr_** in the image of **_Christ_** was made* . THE FRUITS OF 'REFORMATION' ('Eddie Izzard - All You Need To Know About King Charles The First') kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJCpY4J-hbBqpsk (British _homegrown_ fanatic Mohammed Emwazi) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2akXmBon5Z3opY According to Aquinas there is a *_just anger_* ('') that is _required_ within a struggle for _just action_ and at some point *_dissident_** Christian Europe* won't take the hegemony of *secular ideology* any longer and _the pendulum will swing back_ , bringing forth _Christian princes_ in one form or another as protectors - not just of the faith - but of the dignity of man... (Orthodox Cathedral of the Armed Forces of Russia) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXLWqqaYrL1omKs

[@chrisyoung2179]

I’ve been doing my own study of the English Dissenters and the origins of progressivism. What resources are you finding to be really useful in understanding more about these groups?

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Christopher Hill is a classic source. He’s a Marxist but very thorough and detailed. I also like to read the pamphlets they churned out.

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

I’m also using Hackett-Fischer’s “Albion’s Seed” these days…

[@chrisyoung2179]

@@JustineBrownsBookshelf thanks! I have Christopher Hill’s book arriving in the mail today. I’d love to read any and all of those wild uncensored pamphlets of the republican period - specifically the fifth monarchists. Thanks for a great channel!