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History Forum / General / British History / March 2007The Storm Over The Gentry
Tell us more about this. DSH "William Black" <william.black@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:euej4c$qdk$1@news.freedom2surf.net... > picked the wrong side in the 'Storm over the Gentry' controversy... abuse-mail@mci.com > Tell us more about this. > > DSH > >> picked the wrong side in the 'Storm over the Gentry' controversy... Hill and the Marxists said that the rise of the gentry and their desire for political power equal to their economic power was a major cause of the English Civil Wars. The other lot said it was because of the failing economic position of the gentry and their desire to hang onto political power but without the commensurate economic muscle. The idea that the gentry was a failing group economically in mid seventeenth century England is obviously a ridiculous idea. The idea that a group of reactionary historians could say so and not get laughed at for almost ten years is more indicative of politics within Peterhouse than anything much else.  SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. Was Peterhouse a powerhouse for the British Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy? DSH >> Tell us more about this. >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > almost ten years is more indicative of politics within Peterhouse than > anything much else. > Was Peterhouse a powerhouse for the British Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy? It's a Cambridge college noted for it's rather right of centre views as opposed to the rest of Cambridge that tends to be left of centre. British universities don't do 'vast conspiracies', that's more for your side of the pond. Academic who get involved with contemporary politics are looked down on and mocked rather than treated with respect. SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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