When the King enjoys his own again - English Cavalier Song (Special Version)
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- NOTE: All Credits goes to the the Band Strawhead and be awere that the last three Stanzas of the Song are from their writings so therefore keep that in mind it took me time trying to get these Lyrics done. And also there is no guarantee that these Lyrics are correct.
So enyoy the Song.
The English Civil War (1642-1651) was a conflict between the Royalists, who supported King Charles I, and the Parliamentarians, who sought greater parliamentary power. The main causes were political power struggles, religious tensions between the reintroducing of Catholicism, and economic issues. Following several wars and the execution of Charles I, England became a republic under the Lord-Protector Oliver Cromwell until the monarchy was restored in 1660. The war resulted in the permanent strengthening of Parliament and the end of absolute monarchy.
Edit: the "reintroduction of Catholicism" was what the Roundheads were speculating about the Cavaliers during the Civil War but was never in interest to them, they were tolerant towards Catholics none the less. Especially after the Irish Confederation recognized the divine right of their King Charles in return to end the oppression of Catholics.
Long live the king 🇨🇱❤️🇬🇧
What Booker doth prognosticate
Concerning kings’ or kingdoms’ fate?
I think myself to be as wise
As he that gazeth on the skies;
My skill goes beyond the depth of a Pond,
Or Rivers in the greatest rain,
Thereby I can tell all things will be well
When the King enjoys his own again.
Though for a time we see Whitehall
With cobwebs hanging on the wall
Instead of silk and silver brave,
Which formerly it used to have,
With rich perfume in every room,-
Delightful to that princely train,
Which again you shall see, when the time it shall be,
That the King enjoys his own again.
Full forty years the royal crown
Hath been his father’s and his own;
And is there any one but he
That in the same should sharer be?
For who better may the sceptre sway
Than he that hath such right to reign?
Then let’s hope for a peace, for the wars will not cease
Till the King enjoys his own again.
Though people now walk in great fear
Along the country everywhere,
Thieves shall then tremble at the law,
And justice shall keep them in awe:
The Frenchies shall flee with their treacherie,
And the foes of the King ashamed remain:
The which you shall see when the time it shall be
That the King enjoys his own again.
The Parliament must willing be
That all the world may plainly see
How they shall labour still for peace,
That now these bloody wars may cease;
For some will gladly spend their lives to defend
The King in all his right to reign:
So then I can tell all things will be well
When the King enjoys his own again.
When all these things to pass shall come
Then farewell Musket, Pick, and Drum,
The Lamb shall with the Lion feed,
Which were a happy time indeed.
O let us all pray we may see the day
That peace may govern in his name,
For then I can tell all things will be well
When the King enjoys his own again.
Also, England was never an absolute monarchy, as unlike France, the English nobility were not weak, they were more organised and less factionalised than their French counterparts. From the mid 16th century England had doubled down on parliamentary monarchy, which is the form of monarchy England had been since at least the 13th century.
Its by this time, the mid 16th.c, that "the "King in Parliament" held supreme legislative authority" was established and by this phrase two competing interpretations would be born. If we were to simplify, the augment was "whether the final decision-maker was the king alone, or the King, Lords, and Commons in parliament." The Parliamentarians sought not "greater parliamentary power" but rather "the supremacy of the King in Parliament over the King out of Parliament."
Charles I had bad relations with his parliaments unlike Henry VII who had far better relations with his, while Henry was charismatic enough to often get his parliaments onside in a whole manner of things, Charles, with his stammer, was not.
His attempt at autocratic rule failed while creating a greater rift with his parliaments and nobility. We all know where he ends up in the end. Also there was no "reintroducing of Catholicism" Charles, despite his many shortcomings, was a devout Anglican.
Oliver Cromwell only became Lord Protector in 1653 after the disaster that was the Rump Parliament. In fact the Rump is the reason why the structures of the Protectorate were setup in 1653 and apart from small changers like the re-establishing a House of Peers and the Humble Petition and Advice, this lasted until 1659 when the army forced Richard to resign, and they promptly reinstated the Rump which then sent everything back to effectively how it was from 1649 to 1653, with the same effect, except there now is no Oliver Cromwell to restore order, so only real option was restoration, which promptly happened in 1660, though they backdated Charles II to immediately after his fathers death in 1649.
First off all: Thank you that you brought up the correct lyrics, I wasn't aware that this version from Strawhead was so different to the regular one.
Secondly: There is no doubt that Charles I. was a high Anglican (maybe even a crypto Catholic, who knows?) but he was none the less aiding Anti-Calvinists, had being friendly towards the Catholics and even married an Catholic Queen Mary from France from the house of Bourbon. All of this made his opponents fear that he might reintroduce Catholicism but as we all know Charles never had the Intension to mass revert his subjects. A bit sloppy of myself not to mension the full context in the discription.
And finally: How much time did you use to write all of that?!?