Can Monarchs Commit Crimes? (1648 to 1649)

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Music:
"Deluge," by Cellophane Sam
"Infados," by Kevin MacLeod
"Mells Parade," by Broke For Free
"Hallon," by Christian Bjoerklund

[james_baker]

English civil war with a Cassius cameo. Yep, need more eggnog. 😸

[jlkjlkjkljklj]

"Cassius?! We actually know what that means!"

And here we find out that Historia Civilis talked for years about Julius Caesar just to pave the way to the English Civil War

[HuntingTheEnd]

When the entire history of Rome series was just context for someone being called "a Cassius" in the English Civil War

[alexanderekman]

”Huh Cassius. We actually know what that means”

The most ambitious crossover in history

[clintonmcbride]

"Arbitrarily demanding loans from nobility"
Ah yes, the EU4 method of budget balancing

[Xidnaf]

Historia Civilis videos about the English civil war is the best idea ever. I am so ready for this

[strabo]

When parliament first questioned his fitness for the crown, Charles allegedly responded
‘I’m definitely the best king in England at the moment’

[vaylonkenadell]

"We are all Britons, and I am your king!"
"Didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective."
"You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship..."

[jesseberg]

7:55 it's important to remember that, when we're talking about property in England, we're talking about land ownership, not personal possessions. Going back to William the Conquer, land had been diveded out to nobles of all stripes, who then either used serfs or let the land out to tenant farmers (what we would call sharecroppers, in the US).

When radicals talked about eliminating private property, they meant getting rid of the landlords (who were actual Lords) and having local communities hold ownership of the land as part of the common wealth of the community. Similar models of ownership were tried in New England, at around the same time.

As for the notion of maintaining private ownership, but handing out parcels of land to the individual farmers who worked it, no one had thought of it yet, and it would likely have seemed far more radical than simply doing away with private land ownership, or putting a King on trial.

[abdullahduheric]

Can Historia Civilis commit crimes? Depriving us of his videos for a month is abuse. I need these everyday LOL

[k.s.m.]

Not his year
King Charles the first
1649 A.D.

[Mister.Weatherbee]

"Oliver Cromwell, he was quite religious"

That's QUITE an understatement! 🤣

[remlok]

The Army: "You're under arrest for crimes against the kingdom. Parliament will decide your fate."
The King: "I. AM. THE. PARLIAMENT."
The Army: "Not anymore."
The King: "So it's treason then." *ignites Scottish army*

[Aravaganthus]

Anything: (happens)
Ireland: ctrl-c ctrl-v flames.jpg

[Lttlemoi]

_Where does political power come from?_
*Thomas Hobbes has entered the chat.*

[davekingrey]

Your Julius Caesar series is the best one I've seen. I really hope you will continue on through the life of Augustus too. Thank you for the awesome videos. I always look forward to them.

[MrVlogman]

What makes a man turn moderate? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of moderation?

[alejandrofrank]

It's treason then - King of England

[sheep]

"The principles and temper of a Cassius"


*I understood that reference*

[DriantX]

"The King was playing for time..."
"The moderators were playing for time..."


Sounds like an old British tradition. Yes, Brexit, I'm looking right at you.