The idea of freedom was taking shape; hence the Reformation, Not that the country sympathized with Henry's desire to" divorce Queen herine, but Pope Clement was at the mercy of Emperor Charles, and the latter was naturally unwilling to low his niece tobe divorces Neither Henry nor England would tolerate a private matter being held up in this way. The original: istic of Henry Katherine was swallowed in that of England Rome. Still, Henry had no wish to be a heretic:
{he compromtae be arrived at, was Ghuhollclam tmtget but with the King tinctioning tu place of the 'Pope. us Supreme ited "ota local universal Church of "Eostand. tier nations Senteved 'Protestantism; Ensiand. may Simost be said to have blundered int Ie" The Snotive Inspiring' the. break. Bivay from Rome was one of pure and Simple patriotism in the erudést sense Then follows a most interesting account of how, in spite of Henry's efforts to repudiate Rome and. the Reformation simultaneously, and even after Mary's efforts, .more than ever was the Protestant Gage" Ieentieat with that of the, Sation. "For the English Bible nad now been, reinforced by another lassie of the. vulvar. tongue in the of, the: Prayer. Poole. The {Wo books were in themselves declarations pattiotie independence.
And when the consequence of this. the Armada, was settled, England turned once more to internal matters. The Stuart theory (which came from the Continent) of the Divine. Right of Kings was unacceptable to English Ideas of liberty; so: was Cromwell's military dictatorship, to which he so unwillingly found himself committed. However, the Revolution of 1088 proved not only that the Common Law of England had survived but also that it had triumphed, never again to be seriously challenged.
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