The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 28: 1578, part II

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 28: 1578, part II

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Towns taken by Don JohnWrath excited against the aristocratic party by the recent defeatAttempts upon Amsterdam"Satisfaction" of Amsterdam and its effectsDe Selles sent with royal letters from SpainTerms offered by PhilipProclamation of Don John Correspondence between de Selles and the States-GeneralBetween the King and the Governor-GeneralNew forces raised by the StatesSt. Aldegonde at the DietMunicipal revolution in AmsterdamThe Prince's letter on the subject of the Anabaptists of Middelburg The two armies inactiveDe la NoneAction at RijnemantsJohn CasimirPerverse politics of Queen ElizabethAlencon in the NetherlandsPortrait of the DukeOrange's position in regard to himAvowed and supposed policy of the French courtAnger of ElizabethTerms arranged between Alencon and the EstatesRenewed negotiations with Don JohnSevere terms offered himInterview of the English envoys with the GovernorDespondency of Don John Orange's attempts to enforce a religious peaceHis isolation in sentimentThe malcontent partyCount John Governor of Gelderland Proposed form of religious peaceProclamation to that effect by Orange, in AntwerpA petition in favor of the Roman Church presented by Champagny and other Catholic nobles to the States GeneralConsequent commotion in BrusselsChampagny and others imprisonedIndolence and poverty of the two armiesIllness and melancholy of Don JohnHis letters to Doria, to Mendoza, and to the KingDeath of Don JohnSuspicions of poisonPompous burial Removal of his body to SpainConcluding remarks upon his character. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 4830
Author: Motley, John Lothrop
Release Date: Jan 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English