The Last of the Barons — volume 11
The Last of the Barons — volume 11
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In theprincipal trading-towns had been long growing up that animositytowards the aristocracy of which Henry VII. Availed himself to raise adespotism (and which, even in our day, causes the main disputes offaction); but the recent revolution was one in which the towns had hadno share. It was a revolution made by the representative of thebarons and his followers. It was connected with no advancement of themiddle class; it seemed to the men of commerce but the violence of aturbulent and disappoint...ed nobility. The very name given to Warwick'ssupporters was unpopular in the towns. They were not called theLancastrians, or the friends of King Henry, --they were styled then, and still are so, by the old chronicler, "The Lord's Party. " Most ofwhatever was still feudal--the haughtiest of the magnates, the rudestof the yeomanry, the most warlike of the knights--gave to Warwick thesanction of their allegiance; and this sanction was displeasing to theintelligence of the towns.
Classes in all times have a keen instinct of their own class-interests.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In theprincipal trading-towns had been long growing up that animositytowards the aristocracy of which Henry VII. Availed himself to raise adespotism (and which, even in our day, causes the main disputes offaction); but the recent revolution was one in which the towns had hadno share. It was a revolution made by the representative of thebarons and his followers. It was connected with no advancement of themiddle class; it seemed to the men of commerce but the violence of aturbulent and disappoint...ed nobility. The very name given to Warwick'ssupporters was unpopular in the towns. They were not called theLancastrians, or the friends of King Henry, --they were styled then, and still are so, by the old chronicler, "The Lord's Party. " Most ofwhatever was still feudal--the haughtiest of the magnates, the rudestof the yeomanry, the most warlike of the knights--gave to Warwick thesanction of their allegiance; and this sanction was displeasing to theintelligence of the towns.
Classes in all times have a keen instinct of their own class-interests.
What to read after The Last of the Barons — volume 11?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron to read onlineMoreLess
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