English Royalist Song When the King enjoys his own again
When the king enjoys his own again (sometimes known as The king shall enjoy his own again) is a Cavalier ballad written by Martin Parker during the English Civil War to honour King Charles I (first published in 1643). It was later adopted by Jacobites. According to the historian Dr. Bernard Capp, this song was perhaps the most popular song in midseventeenth century England. The eighteenth century critic Joseph Ritson called it the most famous and popular air ever heard in this country.
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