The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763, Volume 3William Young Birch and Abraham Small, 1802 - Europe |
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... Queen of Scots , and the Defeat of the Spanish Armada . A. D. 1574 ACCESSION of Henry III . of France Page . 1 He attempts to restore the royal authority by acting as umpire between the Protestants and Catholics 2 1575 The king of ...
... Queen of Scots , and the Defeat of the Spanish Armada . A. D. 1574 ACCESSION of Henry III . of France Page . 1 He attempts to restore the royal authority by acting as umpire between the Protestants and Catholics 2 1575 The king of ...
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... Queen Elizabeth ibid . She rejects it for political rersons ibid . The Spanish troops in the Netherlands mutiny on the death of Requesens [ A. D. 1576 ] 8 The pacification of Ghent ibid . Don John of Austria , the new governor of the ...
... Queen Elizabeth ibid . She rejects it for political rersons ibid . The Spanish troops in the Netherlands mutiny on the death of Requesens [ A. D. 1576 ] 8 The pacification of Ghent ibid . Don John of Austria , the new governor of the ...
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... Queen Elizabeth sends over an army of six thousand men , under the earl of Leicester , to the assistance of the States And dispatches Sir Francis Drake , with a fleet of twenty sail , to distress the Spaniards in the West - Indies 1586 ...
... Queen Elizabeth sends over an army of six thousand men , under the earl of Leicester , to the assistance of the States And dispatches Sir Francis Drake , with a fleet of twenty sail , to distress the Spaniards in the West - Indies 1586 ...
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... queen of England for aid She sends him a supply of men and money ibid . 38 ibid . 39 ibid . 1590 He gains the battle of Ivri Invests Paris That city is relieved by the duke of Parma Prince Maurice makes rapid progress in the Low Coun ...
... queen of England for aid She sends him a supply of men and money ibid . 38 ibid . 39 ibid . 1590 He gains the battle of Ivri Invests Paris That city is relieved by the duke of Parma Prince Maurice makes rapid progress in the Low Coun ...
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... Queen Elizabeth , with some particulars of Scotland and Ireland . 1588 Economy and vigour , the leading characteristics of Eliza- beth's administration 1693 Her bold speech to the parliament 61 62 She supports the decrees of the Star ...
... Queen Elizabeth , with some particulars of Scotland and Ireland . 1588 Economy and vigour , the leading characteristics of Eliza- beth's administration 1693 Her bold speech to the parliament 61 62 She supports the decrees of the Star ...
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Page 207 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England; and that the arduous and urgent affairs concerning the King, State, and defence of the realm and of the Church of England, and the maintenance and making of laws, and redress of mischiefs and grievances which daily happen within this realm, are proper subjects and matter of counsel and debate in Parliament...
Page 406 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Page 180 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament : for God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement, but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Page 296 - I may be waited on bareheaded ; I may have my hand kissed ; the title of Majesty may be continued to me; and The king's authority, signified by both houses, may...
Page 355 - For all which treasons and crimes this Court doth adjudge that he, the said Charles Stuart, as a tyrant, traitor, murderer, and public enemy to the good people of this nation, shall be put to death by the severing of his head from his body.
Page 405 - For shame," said he to the parliament, "get you gone: give place to honester men; to those who will more faithfully discharge their trust. You are no longer a parliament. I tell you, you are no longer a parliament. The Lord has done with you: he has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work.
Page 179 - The day, so long wished for, now approached, on which the Parliament was appointed to assemble. The dreadful secret, though communicated to above twenty persons, had been religiously kept, during the space of near a year and a half. No remorse, no pity, no fear of punishment, no hope of reward, had as yet induced any one conspirator, either to abandon the enterprise, or make a discovery of it.
Page 31 - Armada coming full sail towards him, disposed in the form of a crescent, and stretching the distance of seven miles from the extremity of one division to that of the other.
Page 181 - Fawkes's pocket; who finding his guilt now apparent, and seeing no refuge but in boldness and despair, expressed the utmost regret that he had lost the opportunity of firing the powder at once, and of sweetening his own death by that of his enemies.
Page 349 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.