The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 19.0171 Thursday, 13 March 2008
[1] From: Judi Crane <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 13:12:56 +1100
Subj: RE: SHK 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
[2] From: Donald Bloom <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 07:58:07 -0500
Subj: RE: SHK 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
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From: Judi Crane <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 13:12:56 +1100
Subject: 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
Comment: RE: SHK 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
Precisely what does Nicole mean by 'Catholically-aligned'? Charles and
his Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, both embraced what later
became known as Anglo-Catholic or High Church practices and dogma, so
may be thus described. Both were executed for treason, and the charges
included endangering the Protestant faith. Charles 1's sons and eventual
successors were both Roman Catholics, so their father could hardly be
'the last... in English history'. Charles formally embraced the faith on
his deathbed, but his younger brother and successor was a baptised and
practicing Catholic. He was the last Roman Catholic king of England. The
eventual birth of a son to him and his (Catholic) second wife raised
fears of an eventual Catholic succession, and was a significant factor
in his removal in The Glorious Revolution of 1688. By Act of
Parliament, the monarch may not be a Roman Catholic, marry a Roman
Catholic or bring his/her children up as Catholics. Any member of the
royal family who marries a Catholic loses his/her place in the
succession, however children of that union retain their rights, provided
that they are baptised and raised as Anglicans. Anglicanism is described
as a 'broad church', and encompasses a wide range of practices, from Low
Church evangelicalism to High Church/ Anglo-Catholic ritual. All
Anglicans, from the monarch down are free to choose their preferred
'brand'. I suspect EII favours a moderate form of worship and practice -
neither too High nor too Low, but she is quite free to adopt
Anglo-Catholic practices should she so wish.
Cheers,
Judi Crane
Australian National University
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From: Donald Bloom <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 07:58:07 -0500
Subject: 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
Comment: RE: SHK 19.0165 EMLS 13.3 Now Available
Not wanting to be fussy, but when Nicole Coonradt calls Charles I "the
last Catholically-aligned monarch in English history," she seems to be
ignoring his sons, one of whom reputedly remained a secret catholic all
his life and the other of whom lost his crown (though not the head
inside it) over his obstinacy.
Cheers,
don
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