What Gunpowder Plot Was Samuel Rawson Gardiner 9781530230167 Books
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner was an English historian, who specialized in 17th-century English history, and is regarded as the foremost historian of the Puritan revolution and the English Civil War.
What Gunpowder Plot Was Samuel Rawson Gardiner 9781530230167 Books
"What the Gunpowder Plot Was" was published in 1897 as a rebuttal to another book called "What Was the Gunpowder Plot?" by one John Gerard, also published in 1897. Gerard argued that the case against the perpetuators of the Gunpowder Plot was manufactured and the alleged participants were "framed".When "Bloody" Mary became queen of England, she attempted to replace her father's Church of England with the Catholic Church, reinstituting the laws against heresy towards the Catholic Church. She also married the Catholic Prince Phillip II of Spain - later to launch the armada against England. She earned the sobriquet "Bloody" for her executions of protestant heretics.
After Mary, Queen Elizabeth tread the middle ground, more or less, to be followed by James (son of Mary, Queen of Scots). He was raised as a Protestant and Puritan, and was also King of Scotland. When James assumed the throne of England he fervently supported the Church of England as the state religion. While it is true that he reinstated or retained many of the civil limitations on Catholics, it also true that he did restrain those who would have burned them.
It is difficult for us in our time (when principles seem to have the character of video games - to be replaced when another attractive one comes along) to understand the deeply held beliefs of earlier times.
Catholics at the time of James were torn by their loyalty to the Pope (who put himself above the King) and resented the various penalties and fines they were compelled to endure.
Protestants, on the other hand, felt that Catholic subservience to the Pope would eventually lead to Catholic dominance and consequently to suppression and burnings of themselves. James, as a result, had been dealt a very bad hand, which he played poorly perhaps, but maybe as well as he was capable..
The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt by a circle of Catholics to blow up the House of Parliament while all the Protestant nobles and King James were present. It was foiled near the last moment and the participants executed.
During and after the trial, emotions were conflicted. Many Protestants wanted vengeance on all Catholics. Others realized that to do so would punish the innocent as well as the guilty and lead to more mayhem. Catholics (especially those that were trying to establish their loyalty) either disapproved of the plot or (if not exactly disapproving) fearful of the consequences.
Since history is not always tidy, many alternative stories developed. One was that the plot had its origins with the Pope and that it was symptomatic of the disloyalty and deceit of all Catholics. Another was that the whole thing was a device to justify bringing ruination on Catholics; a sub-theme was that the plot was fabricated by those who wanted to ingratiate themselves with the King.
In this book Gardiner dissects and explains the evidence, both supporting and controverting the various theories. He does an absolutely admirable job. He also introduces the modern reader to the peculiarities and conflicts of the time. I enjoyed the minor details of the plot and counter-plot as much as the overall story.
Anyone interested in English history circa 1600 will also enjoy it.
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This is a potboiler in two ways. First, the actual plot to create havoc in London makes for great reading. Second, the effort by Gardiner to recreate the history is riveting. This is a great primary source.
"What the Gunpowder Plot Was" was published in 1897 as a rebuttal to another book called "What Was the Gunpowder Plot?" by one John Gerard, also published in 1897. Gerard argued that the case against the perpetuators of the Gunpowder Plot was manufactured and the alleged participants were "framed".
When "Bloody" Mary became queen of England, she attempted to replace her father's Church of England with the Catholic Church, reinstituting the laws against heresy towards the Catholic Church. She also married the Catholic Prince Phillip II of Spain - later to launch the armada against England. She earned the sobriquet "Bloody" for her executions of protestant heretics.
After Mary, Queen Elizabeth tread the middle ground, more or less, to be followed by James (son of Mary, Queen of Scots). He was raised as a Protestant and Puritan, and was also King of Scotland. When James assumed the throne of England he fervently supported the Church of England as the state religion. While it is true that he reinstated or retained many of the civil limitations on Catholics, it also true that he did restrain those who would have burned them.
It is difficult for us in our time (when principles seem to have the character of video games - to be replaced when another attractive one comes along) to understand the deeply held beliefs of earlier times.
Catholics at the time of James were torn by their loyalty to the Pope (who put himself above the King) and resented the various penalties and fines they were compelled to endure.
Protestants, on the other hand, felt that Catholic subservience to the Pope would eventually lead to Catholic dominance and consequently to suppression and burnings of themselves. James, as a result, had been dealt a very bad hand, which he played poorly perhaps, but maybe as well as he was capable..
The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt by a circle of Catholics to blow up the House of Parliament while all the Protestant nobles and King James were present. It was foiled near the last moment and the participants executed.
During and after the trial, emotions were conflicted. Many Protestants wanted vengeance on all Catholics. Others realized that to do so would punish the innocent as well as the guilty and lead to more mayhem. Catholics (especially those that were trying to establish their loyalty) either disapproved of the plot or (if not exactly disapproving) fearful of the consequences.
Since history is not always tidy, many alternative stories developed. One was that the plot had its origins with the Pope and that it was symptomatic of the disloyalty and deceit of all Catholics. Another was that the whole thing was a device to justify bringing ruination on Catholics; a sub-theme was that the plot was fabricated by those who wanted to ingratiate themselves with the King.
In this book Gardiner dissects and explains the evidence, both supporting and controverting the various theories. He does an absolutely admirable job. He also introduces the modern reader to the peculiarities and conflicts of the time. I enjoyed the minor details of the plot and counter-plot as much as the overall story.
Anyone interested in English history circa 1600 will also enjoy it.
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