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In this episode Charles I enters the Houses of Parliament to arrest some of the members therein. This causes much outrgage and is one of the triggers for the English Civil War.

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Thomas Macaulay was a 19th century historian who wrote the massive tome, History of England from the Accession of James II. This episode is part of the introduction to his main subject (an introduction which takes up most of the first huge chapter) and covers some of the troubles in the reign of Charles I.

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In this episode Macaulay gives his opinion of James I (not good) and talks about the Divine Right of Kings. This was a subject that James I talked of and wrote upon all too often. Macaulay suggests that the Old Testament has much to say upon kings and little of it is good.

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Macaulay now reaches the Tudor period in his summing up of English history prior to the accession of James II.

He talks at length about the conflicting forces in English and Scottish religion during Tudor times and, of course, some of the effects of the actions of Henry VIII.

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This is a mighty work which concentrates mainly upon the late 17th century in England and in this episode Macaulay is summing up the formation of the English nation up until that point.

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This episode was read by Kara Schallenberg for the volunteer group, Librivox.

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This episode is part of the section of the book which comes under the heading, 'Britain down to the Restoration'.

Kara Schallenberg is the reader for this episode.

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Part 1 of the History of England from the Accession of James II.

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The first of the Librivox podcasts of Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England from the Accession of James II. In this section Macaulay introduces his great work and does a quick summary of the early History of England.