Comments on: Battle of the Boyne: King William III’s Victory in Ireland http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marc with a C http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm/comment-page-1#comment-66068 Marc with a C Wed, 27 May 2009 03:50:23 +0000 #comment-66068 That's a laugh. You can't apply 21st century conceptions of democracy and freedom to the 17th century! Basically, James represented French-style absolutist monarchy and the divine right of kings. William represented a constitutional monarchy, tempered by and ruling in accordance with the rules of a democratically elected parliament. If you want to know how that played out, compare England's social and political developments in the 18th century to France's, especially circa 1789. That’s a laugh.

You can’t apply 21st century conceptions of democracy and freedom to the 17th century!

Basically, James represented French-style absolutist monarchy and the divine right of kings.

William represented a constitutional monarchy, tempered by and ruling in accordance with the rules of a democratically elected parliament.

If you want to know how that played out, compare England’s social and political developments in the 18th century to France’s, especially circa 1789.

]]> By: Orangemen are fools http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm/comment-page-1#comment-55554 Orangemen are fools Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:24:48 +0000 #comment-55554 "Don’t slag King Billy because he is the defender of the fenians and he’s the one who has made Northern Ireland the beautiful way it is. " Well, in MY country, we have something called free speech, so get over your ignorance, you fool. So there. Northern Ireland beautiful? LOL Good God, you Orangemen are as stupid and pigheaded as you are abusive and destructive. “Don’t slag King Billy because he is the defender of the fenians and
he’s the one who has made Northern Ireland the beautiful way it
is.
”

Well, in MY country, we have something called free speech, so get over your ignorance, you fool.

So there.

Northern Ireland beautiful? LOL Good God, you Orangemen are as stupid and pigheaded as you are abusive and destructive.

]]> By: br andon squires http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm/comment-page-1#comment-14789 br andon squires Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:52:02 +0000 #comment-14789 Don't slag King Billy because he is the defender of the fenians and he's the one who has made Northern Ireland the beautiful way it is. Don’t slag King Billy because he is the defender of the fenians and
he’s the one who has made Northern Ireland the beautiful way it
is.

]]> By: Truth http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6236 Truth Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:07:51 +0000 #comment-6236 Sorry, Ron, but "King Billy" was not on the side of liberty, if anything it was King James efforts, both for his country and beyond, that showed that HE was the TRUE model for religious tolerance and fairness. William invaded England with paid mercenaries and slave labour. Of course, Winston Churchill would have respect for him, but then again, he practically hero-worshipped his own ancestor, John Churchill, who was a amoral man whose greed and selfishness not only caused him to betray his King and benefactor, but his very own troops and countrymen. What freedoms did King Billy make possible for today's english and americans? Racial and religious tolerance. Thanks for the laugh. Sorry, Ron, but “King Billy” was not on the side of liberty, if anything it was King James efforts, both for his country and beyond, that showed that HE was the TRUE model for religious tolerance and fairness.

William invaded England with paid mercenaries and slave labour. Of course, Winston Churchill would have respect for him, but then again, he practically hero-worshipped his own ancestor, John Churchill, who was a amoral man whose greed and selfishness not only caused him to betray his King and benefactor, but his very own troops and countrymen.

What freedoms did King Billy make possible for today’s english and americans? Racial and religious tolerance. Thanks for the laugh.

]]> By: Truth http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-boyne-king-william-iiis-victory-in-ireland.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6234 Truth Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:59:00 +0000 #comment-6234 Since when was an "invitation" to invade one's country and harm one's citizens in the name of bigotry and greed not TREASON? Since when was an “invitation” to invade one’s country and harm one’s citizens in the name of bigotry and greed not TREASON?

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