Des aus denen Elisischen Feldern komenden Geists Carls des II. Weyland Königs in Gross-Britannien [The ghost of Charles II out of Elysium, former King of Great Britain, first edition. First printed in English, then translated into Dutch, and lastly into G

Summary:: Satirical book describing a fictional dialogue between Charles II and his successor and brother James II. In the dialogue he tells James that his death was caused by a poisoned piece of chocolate. The ghost of Charles tells James that his time to reign is short. James defends his reign, saying that he eliminated the Test and Penal Acts but the English still dislike him. Charles tells him that the People no longer trust the King, since James' French ally treated the Huguenots so poorly. Charles suggests that James commit suicide and disappears, leaving James in desperation and thinking of nothing except his downfall and eventual death. (anonymously written)

Title:	Des aus denen Elisischen Feldern komenden Geists Carls des II. Weyland Königs in Gross-Britannien [The ghost of Charles II out of Elysium, former King of Great Britain, first edition. First printed in English, then translated into Dutch, and lastly into German. 1689.].	17 views
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Pamphlet
Date Created:	1689
Physical Form:	online resource
Extent:	3 parts in 1 (24, 24, 24 pages) ; 19 cm
Language(s):	German
Summary:	Satirical book describing a fictional dialogue between Charles II and his successor and brother James II. In the dialogue he tells James that his death was caused by a poisoned piece of chocolate. The ghost of Charles tells James that his time to reign is short. James defends his reign, saying that he eliminated the Test and Penal Acts but the English still dislike him. Charles tells him that the People no longer trust the King, since James' French ally treated the Huguenots so poorly. Charles suggests that James commit suicide and disappears, leaving James in desperation and thinking of nothing except his downfall and eventual death. (anonymously written)
Identifier:	fauwflb1f29 (IID)
Physical Location:	Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Foreign Language B1F29
Collection:	Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections
Subject(s):	Charles -- II -- King of England -- 1630-1685 -- Death and burial Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- 17th century -- Sources -- Early works to 1800 James -- II -- King of England -- 1633-1701 Regicides -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb1f29
Use and Reproduction:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution:	FAU

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Des aus denen Elisischen Feldern komenden Geists Carls des II. Weyland Königs in Gross-Britannien [The ghost of Charles II out of Elysium, former King of Great Britain, first edition. First printed in English, then translated into Dutch, and lastly into German. 1689.].

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