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The History of England

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The War in the Certainty of the Emperor

Many of his subjects wanted to celebrate it in traditional fashion, which generally involved lots of bonfires. James exercised the full powers a curmudgeon opened to him and banned celebratory bonfires. The media filled up with sermons, pamphlets, manuscript letters and libels. People became confused by James' refusal to do any such thing as intervening. So who would be his closest advisor then? Ah, that'd be Buckingham. Liables appeared, condemning the nature of Buckingham's relationship with James,. quite unrepeatable on Family Show.

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