Robert Harley and the Ministerial Revolution of 1710 (edited by W.A. SPECK)

The ministerial revolution of 1710 transformed a predominantly whig administration in April to a tory-dominated ministry by September. Historians have generally attributed this transformation to the political objectives and skills of Robert Harley. But such a conclusion makes the methodological error of deducing his intentions from the outcome. On close examination Harley did not intend to make such drastic changes initially. On the contrary, he wished to limit them to the removal of the earl of Sunderland from his secretaryship of state and the earl of Godolphin from the lord treasurership, and to curtail, if not eliminate, the influence of the duke of Marlborough and his duchess in affairs of state. Other whigs, especially the so-called junto, he hoped to retain in power. This would have necessitated the retention of the existing parliament which did not have to be dissolved under the Triennial Act until 1711. These plans came unstuck. The junto, though prepared to take Harley seriously, eventually refused to deal with him and resigned their offices. Harley was also obliged to take in more tories than he wanted. The main reason for the failure of his original plan was the influence of Queen Anne, which has been overlooked or underestimated in previous accounts.     

Exegesis and Sermon: A Comparison of Bede's Commentary and Homilies on Luke

Abstract

The Venerable Bede (672/673–735) composed fourteen homilies based upon pericopes from the gospel of Luke as well as a complete verse-by-verse exegesis of this same book. Examination of the vocabulary, syntax and structure of these homilies and exegesis shows portions to be strikingly similar, one having been derived from the other. Analysis of how related passages from one work have been altered to fit the other reveals much about the purposes and intended audiences of each.     

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