Brian Lugioyo
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195387360
- eISBN:
- 9780199866663
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387360.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter 5 examines the agreement reached at the Colloquy of Regensburg (1541) on justification (including the evaluation of formulations on the doctrine of justification from important preceding ...
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Chapter 5 examines the agreement reached at the Colloquy of Regensburg (1541) on justification (including the evaluation of formulations on the doctrine of justification from important preceding colloquies and conferences). This chapter argues that Bucer believed that the evangelical understanding of justification was present in the formulations from Leipzig (1539), Worms (1540–1541), and Regensburg (1541) and that they are compatible with Bucer’s earlier view found in the Romans Commentary. For Bucer reform could not be achieved at the expense of the truth of justification as he understood it.Less
Chapter 5 examines the agreement reached at the Colloquy of Regensburg (1541) on justification (including the evaluation of formulations on the doctrine of justification from important preceding colloquies and conferences). This chapter argues that Bucer believed that the evangelical understanding of justification was present in the formulations from Leipzig (1539), Worms (1540–1541), and Regensburg (1541) and that they are compatible with Bucer’s earlier view found in the Romans Commentary. For Bucer reform could not be achieved at the expense of the truth of justification as he understood it.
Françoise Autrand
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202141
- eISBN:
- 9780191675188
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202141.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, Military History
This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called pontifical diplomacy in the context of the Anglo-French conflict in the 14th century. During this period, making peace in the midst of the ...
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This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called pontifical diplomacy in the context of the Anglo-French conflict in the 14th century. During this period, making peace in the midst of the omnipresent wars of western Christendom was the task of the Popes. They were the ones who negotiated truces, offered arbitration, and organized meetings between belligerent parties. One of their principal undertakings, and one in which they failed to make peace, was the Anglo-French War.Less
This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called pontifical diplomacy in the context of the Anglo-French conflict in the 14th century. During this period, making peace in the midst of the omnipresent wars of western Christendom was the task of the Popes. They were the ones who negotiated truces, offered arbitration, and organized meetings between belligerent parties. One of their principal undertakings, and one in which they failed to make peace, was the Anglo-French War.
R. W. Hoyle
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198208747
- eISBN:
- 9780191716980
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208747.003.0011
- Subject:
- History, European Medieval History
Sir Ralph Ellerker and Sir Robert Bowes did not return to Pontefract with Henry VIII's response to the Pilgrims until November 18, 1536. It was only on November 21 that they were able to present an ...
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Sir Ralph Ellerker and Sir Robert Bowes did not return to Pontefract with Henry VIII's response to the Pilgrims until November 18, 1536. It was only on November 21 that they were able to present an account of their reception at court to an assembly of gentry and commons at York. The most remarkable feature of the intervening month was that, despite minor infringements of the truce, suspicions on both sides, and clear evidence that each was preparing for further hostilities, the truce held, such was the commons' belief in the power of an appeal to Henry VIII over the heads of his councillors. The problem for the Pilgrims was that the delay allowed the initiative to pass into the hands of the king and his circle of advisors at Windsor.Less
Sir Ralph Ellerker and Sir Robert Bowes did not return to Pontefract with Henry VIII's response to the Pilgrims until November 18, 1536. It was only on November 21 that they were able to present an account of their reception at court to an assembly of gentry and commons at York. The most remarkable feature of the intervening month was that, despite minor infringements of the truce, suspicions on both sides, and clear evidence that each was preparing for further hostilities, the truce held, such was the commons' belief in the power of an appeal to Henry VIII over the heads of his councillors. The problem for the Pilgrims was that the delay allowed the initiative to pass into the hands of the king and his circle of advisors at Windsor.
Tadhg Ó hAnnrachÁin
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198208914
- eISBN:
- 9780191716843
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208914.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
GianBattista Rinuccini's last year in Ireland has attracted more attention from Irish historians than any other year of the nunciature. To some extent, this can be attributed to the fact that this ...
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GianBattista Rinuccini's last year in Ireland has attracted more attention from Irish historians than any other year of the nunciature. To some extent, this can be attributed to the fact that this was the year which saw the emergence of the fragile royalist coalition which ultimately and unsuccessfully confronted Oliver Cromwell. Thus it marks the beginning of the end of the often confusing intricacies of confederate politics. Those same intricacies have perhaps appeared less worth unravelling because of the degree to which Cromwellian simplicity later rendered them irrelevant. To some degree the interregnum restored ‘normality’ to 17th-century Irish history by re-establishing the centrality of the relationship between a government under control from Britain and the Irish population which, during the confederate period, had been occluded by the collapse of the English state in most of the island. Rinuccini's most notable accomplishment was to impede the formation of a unified party capable of resisting the 1649 invasion.Less
GianBattista Rinuccini's last year in Ireland has attracted more attention from Irish historians than any other year of the nunciature. To some extent, this can be attributed to the fact that this was the year which saw the emergence of the fragile royalist coalition which ultimately and unsuccessfully confronted Oliver Cromwell. Thus it marks the beginning of the end of the often confusing intricacies of confederate politics. Those same intricacies have perhaps appeared less worth unravelling because of the degree to which Cromwellian simplicity later rendered them irrelevant. To some degree the interregnum restored ‘normality’ to 17th-century Irish history by re-establishing the centrality of the relationship between a government under control from Britain and the Irish population which, during the confederate period, had been occluded by the collapse of the English state in most of the island. Rinuccini's most notable accomplishment was to impede the formation of a unified party capable of resisting the 1649 invasion.
Peter Hart
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198208068
- eISBN:
- 9780191677892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208068.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
The Truce may have put an end to the war but local vendettas lived on, bringing renewed prison battles, hunger strikes, and escapes. For many of the guerrillas, the republic had nothing to do with ...
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The Truce may have put an end to the war but local vendettas lived on, bringing renewed prison battles, hunger strikes, and escapes. For many of the guerrillas, the republic had nothing to do with politics. The dominant theme of the violence was revenge. In the absence of government or armed opposition, anonymous shootings, disappearances, and nocturnal raids became commonplace. Partisans of the republic resumed their war on the British army. However, the Free State's most important asset was superb intelligence. They knew who their opponents were and where they could be found. The Cork guerrillas knew they had lost. The end of the Civil War in Cork was symbolized by the fall of the last I.R.A. strongholds in the west around Ballymakeera and Ballyvourney. The vast majority of the Cork I.R.A. was in prison.Less
The Truce may have put an end to the war but local vendettas lived on, bringing renewed prison battles, hunger strikes, and escapes. For many of the guerrillas, the republic had nothing to do with politics. The dominant theme of the violence was revenge. In the absence of government or armed opposition, anonymous shootings, disappearances, and nocturnal raids became commonplace. Partisans of the republic resumed their war on the British army. However, the Free State's most important asset was superb intelligence. They knew who their opponents were and where they could be found. The Cork guerrillas knew they had lost. The end of the Civil War in Cork was symbolized by the fall of the last I.R.A. strongholds in the west around Ballymakeera and Ballyvourney. The vast majority of the Cork I.R.A. was in prison.
Judith Pollmann
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199609918
- eISBN:
- 9780191729690
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199609918.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History, History of Religion
After Albert and Isabella became Archdukes of the Habsburg Netherlands the fusion of the religious and the political became complete. Piety and political success were very much interwoven.. This lent ...
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After Albert and Isabella became Archdukes of the Habsburg Netherlands the fusion of the religious and the political became complete. Piety and political success were very much interwoven.. This lent the Archdukes’ campaigns to further the faith much of their urgency. The Southerners began to look upon miracles and other manifestations of the sacred as encouraging signs that God was at last willing to forgive His sinning people. In the meantime, the relationship between Catholic Southerners and the North became increasingly ambiguous. Memories of the revolt, the veneration of Catholic martyrs, and growing identification with counterreformation practices made it harder and harder for Southern Catholics to identify with the North. The Twelve Year Truce of 1609-1621 became a confrontation with the growing alienation between the Netherlanders North and South of the border.Less
After Albert and Isabella became Archdukes of the Habsburg Netherlands the fusion of the religious and the political became complete. Piety and political success were very much interwoven.. This lent the Archdukes’ campaigns to further the faith much of their urgency. The Southerners began to look upon miracles and other manifestations of the sacred as encouraging signs that God was at last willing to forgive His sinning people. In the meantime, the relationship between Catholic Southerners and the North became increasingly ambiguous. Memories of the revolt, the veneration of Catholic martyrs, and growing identification with counterreformation practices made it harder and harder for Southern Catholics to identify with the North. The Twelve Year Truce of 1609-1621 became a confrontation with the growing alienation between the Netherlanders North and South of the border.
Andrew Thorpe
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199272730
- eISBN:
- 9780191709661
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199272730.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter uses local party records to analyse claims of wartime Conservative organizational closure. It shows that a few constituency associations did close down totally, a few for the duration; ...
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This chapter uses local party records to analyse claims of wartime Conservative organizational closure. It shows that a few constituency associations did close down totally, a few for the duration; but that most did not do so. Explicitly party political activity was heavily circumscribed by the natural inclination of many Conservatives to avoid issues of ‘mere party’ at a time of national peril, and by the party's interpretation of the electoral truce, reinforced by the realities of Coalition politics. However, there were clearly hopes that an emphasis on ‘nation before party’ would bring party benefits. Similarly, social activity often continued, and was expected to have a political pay-off. Furthermore, overt political activity increased as debates over reconstruction intensified from late 1942 onwards. Finally, as with Labour and the Liberals, the extent to which Conservative associations remained active, or not, during the war also depended upon time and place.Less
This chapter uses local party records to analyse claims of wartime Conservative organizational closure. It shows that a few constituency associations did close down totally, a few for the duration; but that most did not do so. Explicitly party political activity was heavily circumscribed by the natural inclination of many Conservatives to avoid issues of ‘mere party’ at a time of national peril, and by the party's interpretation of the electoral truce, reinforced by the realities of Coalition politics. However, there were clearly hopes that an emphasis on ‘nation before party’ would bring party benefits. Similarly, social activity often continued, and was expected to have a political pay-off. Furthermore, overt political activity increased as debates over reconstruction intensified from late 1942 onwards. Finally, as with Labour and the Liberals, the extent to which Conservative associations remained active, or not, during the war also depended upon time and place.
Ian K. Steele
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195084269
- eISBN:
- 9780199853977
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195084269.003.0021
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
The chapter discusses the first attack of Fort William Henry. Governor Vaudreuil of the French army was determined to take Fort William Henry and made this perfectly clear to everyone. The chapter ...
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The chapter discusses the first attack of Fort William Henry. Governor Vaudreuil of the French army was determined to take Fort William Henry and made this perfectly clear to everyone. The chapter also discusses the recruitment of Indians to the pays d'en haut. The chapter also touches on the atrocities of war including scalping, burning, and sometimes consumption of the flesh of the prisoners in the Indian camps. “A Sort of Council of War” including colonial officers which decided three central questions. A siege was carried out to breach Fort William Henry. By the morning of August 6, 1757, the attack against Fort William Henry has already started which ended in a truce between the parties to repair the damages brought about by the attacks.Less
The chapter discusses the first attack of Fort William Henry. Governor Vaudreuil of the French army was determined to take Fort William Henry and made this perfectly clear to everyone. The chapter also discusses the recruitment of Indians to the pays d'en haut. The chapter also touches on the atrocities of war including scalping, burning, and sometimes consumption of the flesh of the prisoners in the Indian camps. “A Sort of Council of War” including colonial officers which decided three central questions. A siege was carried out to breach Fort William Henry. By the morning of August 6, 1757, the attack against Fort William Henry has already started which ended in a truce between the parties to repair the damages brought about by the attacks.
J. L. Price
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203834
- eISBN:
- 9780191676000
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203834.003.0016
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History
The nearest thing the Dutch had to a constitution or founding charter was the Union of Utrecht, and whatever may have been read into this document by later politicians and jurists, it was in origin ...
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The nearest thing the Dutch had to a constitution or founding charter was the Union of Utrecht, and whatever may have been read into this document by later politicians and jurists, it was in origin and intention an alliance to improve the prosecution of the war against Spain. This was one of the reasons why the signing of the 1609 Truce caused so much apprehension: many seem to have feared that once the war was ended the alliance would also collapse and with it the Union. There was no obvious or natural unity between the seven (or eight, with Drente) provinces, never mind between them and the Generality lands. The provinces commonly referred to as the bondgenoten, and this, together with the stress on the importance of the preservation of provincial autonomy, can be taken as a symbol of the rather limited sense of common identity possessed by the inhabitants of the Dutch Republic.Less
The nearest thing the Dutch had to a constitution or founding charter was the Union of Utrecht, and whatever may have been read into this document by later politicians and jurists, it was in origin and intention an alliance to improve the prosecution of the war against Spain. This was one of the reasons why the signing of the 1609 Truce caused so much apprehension: many seem to have feared that once the war was ended the alliance would also collapse and with it the Union. There was no obvious or natural unity between the seven (or eight, with Drente) provinces, never mind between them and the Generality lands. The provinces commonly referred to as the bondgenoten, and this, together with the stress on the importance of the preservation of provincial autonomy, can be taken as a symbol of the rather limited sense of common identity possessed by the inhabitants of the Dutch Republic.
Avi Shlaim
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198294597
- eISBN:
- 9780191685057
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198294597.003.0029
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines the events during the four-week truce of the Arab-Israeli War. Some analysts believe that the truce was a wasted time for the Arab side having made no preparations to reorganize ...
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This chapter examines the events during the four-week truce of the Arab-Israeli War. Some analysts believe that the truce was a wasted time for the Arab side having made no preparations to reorganize and re-equip their armies so that they would be better placed in the event of the war being resumed. This chapter also discusses King Abdullah's tour of Arab capitals to consolidate his leadership and Count Folke Bernadotte's proposals for the settlement.Less
This chapter examines the events during the four-week truce of the Arab-Israeli War. Some analysts believe that the truce was a wasted time for the Arab side having made no preparations to reorganize and re-equip their armies so that they would be better placed in the event of the war being resumed. This chapter also discusses King Abdullah's tour of Arab capitals to consolidate his leadership and Count Folke Bernadotte's proposals for the settlement.
Stephen Brooke
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202851
- eISBN:
- 9780191675560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202851.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Political History
This chapter discusses the resurgence of old tensions and the emergence of dissidence and faction within the Labour Party alliance. On May 1940, an electoral truce was formed; however, this proved ...
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This chapter discusses the resurgence of old tensions and the emergence of dissidence and faction within the Labour Party alliance. On May 1940, an electoral truce was formed; however, this proved only tenable for a short period, as it fostered division between the constituencies and the Transport House. Although the party offered actual benefits of coalition, this did little to discourage left-wing criticism. Controversy and bickering dominated the Labour Party during the war. Although the two sides of the party started off with the same perception of the important character of wartime alliance, the differences in the interpretation of the alliance, including the controversy in leadership and partisanship, led to a division and the emergence of discontentment within the party. The truce of 1940, which aimed for national unity, never met the expectations of the leftists, hence precipitating arguments, criticism, and defiance. Dissent became the chronic symptom of coalition for the Labour Party. While the Coalition marked the triumph of high politics, it nevertheless caused the resurgence of low politics within the Labour Party.Less
This chapter discusses the resurgence of old tensions and the emergence of dissidence and faction within the Labour Party alliance. On May 1940, an electoral truce was formed; however, this proved only tenable for a short period, as it fostered division between the constituencies and the Transport House. Although the party offered actual benefits of coalition, this did little to discourage left-wing criticism. Controversy and bickering dominated the Labour Party during the war. Although the two sides of the party started off with the same perception of the important character of wartime alliance, the differences in the interpretation of the alliance, including the controversy in leadership and partisanship, led to a division and the emergence of discontentment within the party. The truce of 1940, which aimed for national unity, never met the expectations of the leftists, hence precipitating arguments, criticism, and defiance. Dissent became the chronic symptom of coalition for the Labour Party. While the Coalition marked the triumph of high politics, it nevertheless caused the resurgence of low politics within the Labour Party.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter discusses the conventional narrative of the Christmas truce and then introduces the popular narrative of the First World War, demonstrates how the standard view of the Christmas truce ...
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This chapter discusses the conventional narrative of the Christmas truce and then introduces the popular narrative of the First World War, demonstrates how the standard view of the Christmas truce supports that narrative, and reviews recent historiography that challenges the conventional war narrative. The truce is then reexamined to illustrate how it can contribute to a more complete understanding of the First World War.Less
This chapter discusses the conventional narrative of the Christmas truce and then introduces the popular narrative of the First World War, demonstrates how the standard view of the Christmas truce supports that narrative, and reviews recent historiography that challenges the conventional war narrative. The truce is then reexamined to illustrate how it can contribute to a more complete understanding of the First World War.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
In this chapter, the popular narrative of the truce is challenged by the letters and diaries of the soldiers involved. Although there were soldiers who joined in truces that mirror the conventional ...
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In this chapter, the popular narrative of the truce is challenged by the letters and diaries of the soldiers involved. Although there were soldiers who joined in truces that mirror the conventional view of the cease-fire—including fraternization and even the occasional football match—an examination of the contemporary documents demonstrates that there were many types of truces. Some were held only to bury the dead, whereas others were cease-fires with no fraternization. There were soldiers who refused to participate out of mistrust of the Germans, and others who resented the enemy more after meeting with them. This chapter demonstrates that the truce was a much more nuanced and complex event than the current narrative allows.Less
In this chapter, the popular narrative of the truce is challenged by the letters and diaries of the soldiers involved. Although there were soldiers who joined in truces that mirror the conventional view of the cease-fire—including fraternization and even the occasional football match—an examination of the contemporary documents demonstrates that there were many types of truces. Some were held only to bury the dead, whereas others were cease-fires with no fraternization. There were soldiers who refused to participate out of mistrust of the Germans, and others who resented the enemy more after meeting with them. This chapter demonstrates that the truce was a much more nuanced and complex event than the current narrative allows.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
Although the myths about the truce insist that military leadership was horrified by it and punished the junior officers involved, the official war diaries kept by each regiment, brigade, and division ...
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Although the myths about the truce insist that military leadership was horrified by it and punished the junior officers involved, the official war diaries kept by each regiment, brigade, and division instead demonstrate that the frontline officers involved in truces generally had no compunction about including them in their units’ official records. Two-thirds of the fifty-five regiments involved in the truce reported it in their war diaries in some form, from simple one-sentence summaries to multipage narratives, contradicting the conventional view that the truce was covered up by those in the lines for fear of retribution from military headquarters. Additionally, reports of the truce found their way into both regimental histories and the British official history of the war, demonstrating that no authority was particularly bothered by the event.Less
Although the myths about the truce insist that military leadership was horrified by it and punished the junior officers involved, the official war diaries kept by each regiment, brigade, and division instead demonstrate that the frontline officers involved in truces generally had no compunction about including them in their units’ official records. Two-thirds of the fifty-five regiments involved in the truce reported it in their war diaries in some form, from simple one-sentence summaries to multipage narratives, contradicting the conventional view that the truce was covered up by those in the lines for fear of retribution from military headquarters. Additionally, reports of the truce found their way into both regimental histories and the British official history of the war, demonstrating that no authority was particularly bothered by the event.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
The popular narrative of the truce further maintains that the event was “hushed up” by the military leadership and the government, and that the British public would have been horrified to learn that ...
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The popular narrative of the truce further maintains that the event was “hushed up” by the military leadership and the government, and that the British public would have been horrified to learn that their soldiers had fraternized with the enemy. An examination of six nationally available newspapers from the end of 1914 through the beginning of 1915, however, shows that many letters from soldiers freely discussing the truce were published during that time. As a result, the British public was fully aware of the event; additionally, no letters or editorials critical of the soldiers who participated or of the truce itself appeared in those papers.Less
The popular narrative of the truce further maintains that the event was “hushed up” by the military leadership and the government, and that the British public would have been horrified to learn that their soldiers had fraternized with the enemy. An examination of six nationally available newspapers from the end of 1914 through the beginning of 1915, however, shows that many letters from soldiers freely discussing the truce were published during that time. As a result, the British public was fully aware of the event; additionally, no letters or editorials critical of the soldiers who participated or of the truce itself appeared in those papers.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
Contrary to the belief that the truce was known only to the soldiers involved, works published during the remainder of the war, including memoirs, collections of soldiers’ letters, contemporary ...
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Contrary to the belief that the truce was known only to the soldiers involved, works published during the remainder of the war, including memoirs, collections of soldiers’ letters, contemporary histories, and treatises on the war, featured the Christmas truce as part of the conflict’s narrative. These works make it clear that the story of the truce was familiar to the British public, and that writers, including those who subscribed to the government line on the war, saw no reason to disparage the event or criticize the soldiers involved. In fact, many works used it to illustrate the lack of personal rancor of the British soldier, who they maintained fought for the justice of the cause rather than out of personal antagonism toward the enemy.Less
Contrary to the belief that the truce was known only to the soldiers involved, works published during the remainder of the war, including memoirs, collections of soldiers’ letters, contemporary histories, and treatises on the war, featured the Christmas truce as part of the conflict’s narrative. These works make it clear that the story of the truce was familiar to the British public, and that writers, including those who subscribed to the government line on the war, saw no reason to disparage the event or criticize the soldiers involved. In fact, many works used it to illustrate the lack of personal rancor of the British soldier, who they maintained fought for the justice of the cause rather than out of personal antagonism toward the enemy.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
Works from the interwar and immediate post–World War II period, when everyone in Britain was supposed to be thoroughly disillusioned with the conflict, demonstrate that in fact the narrative of the ...
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Works from the interwar and immediate post–World War II period, when everyone in Britain was supposed to be thoroughly disillusioned with the conflict, demonstrate that in fact the narrative of the war was still at this point hotly disputed, and remained so through the late 1950s. Memoirs, treatises, novels, general histories, and polemics all took different attitudes toward the war, and the truce was an important part of this contested narrative: some dismissed it as a mere curiosity, while others contended that the cease-fire signified an important moral about the conflict.Less
Works from the interwar and immediate post–World War II period, when everyone in Britain was supposed to be thoroughly disillusioned with the conflict, demonstrate that in fact the narrative of the war was still at this point hotly disputed, and remained so through the late 1950s. Memoirs, treatises, novels, general histories, and polemics all took different attitudes toward the war, and the truce was an important part of this contested narrative: some dismissed it as a mere curiosity, while others contended that the cease-fire signified an important moral about the conflict.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
In the late 1950s and the 1960s, the orthodox narrative of the First World War began to coalesce around the “futile-and-senseless” view, which had previously been merely one strand in the conflict’s ...
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In the late 1950s and the 1960s, the orthodox narrative of the First World War began to coalesce around the “futile-and-senseless” view, which had previously been merely one strand in the conflict’s narrative, as the Christmas truce was increasingly cited to underline this now-dominant view of the war. Works about the war that featured the truce from this period include The Great War, the seminal 1964 BBC documentary, the play and film Oh! What a Lovely War, Alan Clark’s The Donkeys, and interviews with veterans who had participated in the truce.Less
In the late 1950s and the 1960s, the orthodox narrative of the First World War began to coalesce around the “futile-and-senseless” view, which had previously been merely one strand in the conflict’s narrative, as the Christmas truce was increasingly cited to underline this now-dominant view of the war. Works about the war that featured the truce from this period include The Great War, the seminal 1964 BBC documentary, the play and film Oh! What a Lovely War, Alan Clark’s The Donkeys, and interviews with veterans who had participated in the truce.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
By 1970 the orthodox narrative of the “senseless” First World War was so firmly entrenched that it permeated all works on the subject during this time, which consistently maintained that the ...
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By 1970 the orthodox narrative of the “senseless” First World War was so firmly entrenched that it permeated all works on the subject during this time, which consistently maintained that the Christmas truce proved that the British soldiers who served on the Western Front would have preferred to make peace with the Germans rather than fight them. Veterans of the war who were interviewed after 1970 increasingly subscribed to these myths of the truce, proving the dominance of the war’s conventional narrative for even those who had participated in the event, and demonstrating the new emphasis on social history, wherein the words of participants are used to prove a narrative. This chapter ends with the ultimate manifestation of the First World War in popular culture, the television series Blackadder Goes Forth, which featured the truce in its final episode.Less
By 1970 the orthodox narrative of the “senseless” First World War was so firmly entrenched that it permeated all works on the subject during this time, which consistently maintained that the Christmas truce proved that the British soldiers who served on the Western Front would have preferred to make peace with the Germans rather than fight them. Veterans of the war who were interviewed after 1970 increasingly subscribed to these myths of the truce, proving the dominance of the war’s conventional narrative for even those who had participated in the event, and demonstrating the new emphasis on social history, wherein the words of participants are used to prove a narrative. This chapter ends with the ultimate manifestation of the First World War in popular culture, the television series Blackadder Goes Forth, which featured the truce in its final episode.
Terri Blom Crocker
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166155
- eISBN:
- 9780813166650
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166155.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
The increasing popularity of the story of the truce, which has been featured not only in books, articles, and documentaries, but also on numerous websites during this time, emphasizes its ...
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The increasing popularity of the story of the truce, which has been featured not only in books, articles, and documentaries, but also on numerous websites during this time, emphasizes its contribution to the prevailing narrative of the war. Although many revisionist histories challenging this view of the war appeared between 1990 and 2014, they have had little influence on the conventional viewpoint, which continues to insist the war was a futile and senseless conflict, a narrative that many believe the truce supports.Less
The increasing popularity of the story of the truce, which has been featured not only in books, articles, and documentaries, but also on numerous websites during this time, emphasizes its contribution to the prevailing narrative of the war. Although many revisionist histories challenging this view of the war appeared between 1990 and 2014, they have had little influence on the conventional viewpoint, which continues to insist the war was a futile and senseless conflict, a narrative that many believe the truce supports.
