You n others remain in my daily rosary because I believe that you serve our Lord Jesus Christ. There was a time when I thought I could never trust Him or our Catholic Church ever again. Thankfully He and our Lady knew much better than me.
"I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect 'history' to be anything but a 'long defeat' - though it contains some samples or glimpses of final victory. (Letter #195)” - J.R.R. Tolkien There are plenty of hopes and successes (Trent, Lepanto) to come in later chapters. For poor England though, I am afraid it just gets worse.
I am rather sympathetic to them and, of course, the Royalist cause. I think the more important turning point was the overthrow of James II in 1688. If he had stayed with his army in the field and faced down William of Orange all might have been different. With his son James III inheriting the throne there would have been a real possibility of a Catholic restoration. Some have claimed that the Stuart dynasty would then have been overthrown in the 1848 revolutions. Of course, the enemies of the Church would not have been idle and would be looking for other opportunities for subversion.
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Fascinating. A lot to dig into here.
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Love these !!! You are the best narrator. Lovely voice!
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Firstly, Vendée, parts of this Chapter are even better than the Chapter ante. Informative! On to Lepanto!!!
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You n others remain in my daily rosary because I believe that you serve our Lord Jesus Christ. There was a time when I thought I could never trust Him or our Catholic Church ever again. Thankfully He and our Lady knew much better than me.
The increasing intrigue and diplomatic failure is depressing compared to the hope and success of the first few chapters
It would seem that so much is in the eye of the beholder. …
"I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect 'history' to be anything but a 'long defeat' - though it contains some samples or glimpses of final victory. (Letter #195)” - J.R.R. Tolkien
There are plenty of hopes and successes (Trent, Lepanto) to come in later chapters. For poor England though, I am afraid it just gets worse.
@@thetwocitiespodcastIf only Henry had died from his jousting accident in 1536 :(
What do you think about Charles I and the Cavaliers? Would Britain have eventually turned back into the faith if they somehow had won?
I am rather sympathetic to them and, of course, the Royalist cause. I think the more important turning point was the overthrow of James II in 1688. If he had stayed with his army in the field and faced down William of Orange all might have been different. With his son James III inheriting the throne there would have been a real possibility of a Catholic restoration. Some have claimed that the Stuart dynasty would then have been overthrown in the 1848 revolutions. Of course, the enemies of the Church would not have been idle and would be looking for other opportunities for subversion.