Thanks - checking out the Tombs canon which looks amazing. Another book that is NOT really relevant to our discussions but fills in some gaps of my knowledge is Marc Morris' the Anglo Saxons. From the fall of the Romans in the 400s to the Norman conquest. Learning about Oswald, Offa and the Venerable Bede
Just finished a book called the Scapegoat by Lucy Hughes-Hallett. It was ostensibly a bio of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, but at its core it was about the arbitrary power of a monarch vs. that of Parliament, culminating in the English Civil war. Was Parliament the representative, and steward of the people, or was Charles I.
Relevant today as Trump rails against Massie not about the issue itself, but who represents the people. As Jeff makes clear above, Congress is that representative and reforms should be considered.
Thanks - checking out the Tombs canon which looks amazing. Another book that is NOT really relevant to our discussions but fills in some gaps of my knowledge is Marc Morris' the Anglo Saxons. From the fall of the Romans in the 400s to the Norman conquest. Learning about Oswald, Offa and the Venerable Bede
Just finished a book called the Scapegoat by Lucy Hughes-Hallett. It was ostensibly a bio of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, but at its core it was about the arbitrary power of a monarch vs. that of Parliament, culminating in the English Civil war. Was Parliament the representative, and steward of the people, or was Charles I.
Relevant today as Trump rails against Massie not about the issue itself, but who represents the people. As Jeff makes clear above, Congress is that representative and reforms should be considered.
I will have to check that book out. Sounds right up my alley. Right now, I'm reading The English and Their History by Robert Tombs.