The Venetian Virus: How England Was Conquered from Within

 

H. Graham Lowry's lecture, "The Venetian Virus: How the Venetian Party Took Over England," delves deep into one of the most covert and powerful influences on England’s political history—the Venetian oligarchy. This lecture explores how a web of Venetian conspirators, philosophers, and political agents infiltrated the English court and altered the course of British history from the 16th to the 18th century.

At the heart of this story is Francesco Zorzi, a Venetian cabalist and sex adviser to Henry VIII. Sent by Venice’s ruling elite, Zorzi ingrained himself within the English court, spreading the Venetian Party’s influence. His treatises on mysticism and magic, along with the works of his followers like Sir Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser, set the foundation for an imperialist ideology rooted in cabalism and Rosicrucianism.

As Venice’s grip tightened, the Venetian Party emerged in England through influential figures such as Thomas Hobbes and Francis Bacon, reshaping English culture and philosophy. John Locke, one of the most prominent Venetian agents, played a pivotal role in justifying the overthrow of King James II during the Glorious Revolution and in establishing the Bank of England in 1694—an institution that would lead the nation into debt and ongoing wars.

Lowry underscores how this Venetian influence ultimately paved the way for the British Empire, as Venice’s mercantile and oligarchical model took root in English governance, economics, and society. The lecture also examines the resistance to this dark influence by figures like Jonathan Swift and the German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, who sought to counter the Venetian manipulation with a vision of republican liberty.

Lowry’s analysis presents a gripping narrative of how Venice, through subversion, manipulation, and intellectual influence, infected England and steered it toward imperial domination, corruption, and financial exploitation—forever shaping the destiny of the modern world.

Perfect for students of history, political science, and philosophy, this lecture illuminates a little-known chapter in the development of British and world history and how the Venetian Party’s strategies still echo in global power structures today.

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The Venetian Virus: How England Was Conquered from Within