Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Anthony Esolen
May 08, 2023
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Charles now reigns as king of England, and I hope may he be as temperate, dutiful, and modest as his mother, Elizabeth II. We call him Charles III, though I guess there are still stalwarts of the Stuart line who will deny that he is the legitimate heir to the throne — who might say that the real Charles III was Charles Edward Stuart, “Bonnie Prince Cha…

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