Monarchical Government Quotes
England had, under Henry VIII, left the Roman Catholic Church where the King replaced the Pope as head of the English Church. Henry’s successors then had to organize and manage the national Christian church. James was discussing the hierarchy of the Church of England and there was a suggestion that Bishops be eliminated and have every priest directly responsible to the crown. Bishops would be powerful figures who might form a power center. (They did later). However, King James I observed that the King is God’s choice and rules by divine right. So there had to be bishops to crown kings. The bishoprics were retained.
Cromwell was not opposed to monarchy per se as long as it was reasonably checked. He saw Charles II as a terrible monarch. After deposing Charles, he and his associates had to come up with some form of government. As “Lord Protector” he was a de facto monarch without the trappings.
Elected at 24 as the youngest British Prime Minister
His immediate frustration was the title form of address first selected by Congress for the President. See {586767}
Sealed under duress and later repudiated by the King with Papal assistance
Beaumarchais served the French King Louis XVI as a spy and advisor on foreign affairs. He was instrumental in influencing the French King and his government to tilt in favor of the American Revolutionaries. Beaumarchais’s reaction to the English was typical of European royalists who saw the political infighting and turmoil of a parliamentary government as frantic and destabilizing. Ironically, most Frenchman preferred it and that led to the French Revolution.
