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• James 11 – a fleeting monarch in troubled times

  14-08-2024 14:15 via star4cast.com
  The beheading of King Charles 1 in 1649 was arguably the most momentous event in English history in the midst of political and social turmoil which lasted for almost five decades. It was preceded by the English Civil War (1642 -1651) between Royalists and Parliamentarians, and followed by five years of Cromwell’s Protectorate after which the monarchy was restored with the absolutist and indulgent Charles 11 on the throne, embroiled in the bitter Roman Catholic-Protestant schism. A new book
  
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• Alcohol – sinful or a gift from the gods

  14-08-2024 11:02 via star4cast.com
  Temperance movements, often driven by religious groups, have at various times attempted to ban the drinking of alcohol – temperance being a misnomer for abstinence. This in contrast to the ancient Greeks and Romans who regarded wine as the nectar of the gods, a divine elixir and a gift from the immortal ones. The festivals of Dionysus and Bacchus gave testament to its transformative power even in states of intoxication.  The use of heavy machinery in the rise of the Industrial  R
  
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