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... effected by an ingenious stratagem of the Spanish general Puertocarrero . Setting out from Dourlens with 3,000 men , Puertocarrero halted them before dawn at an hermitage about a quarter of a mile from Amiens . He then sent forward ...
... effected by an ingenious stratagem of the Spanish general Puertocarrero . Setting out from Dourlens with 3,000 men , Puertocarrero halted them before dawn at an hermitage about a quarter of a mile from Amiens . He then sent forward ...
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... effected in 1580 , and which allowed the English to trade under their own flag ; 1 but in May , 1583 , Elizabeth's indefatigable am- bassador obtained a rescript from the Sultan , granting English commerce in the Levant the same ...
... effected in 1580 , and which allowed the English to trade under their own flag ; 1 but in May , 1583 , Elizabeth's indefatigable am- bassador obtained a rescript from the Sultan , granting English commerce in the Levant the same ...
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... effected : the demands on both sides were too high , and the war was continued six years longer . We shall not , however , enter into the details of a struggle which was feebly carried on with varying success , and which gave birth to ...
... effected : the demands on both sides were too high , and the war was continued six years longer . We shall not , however , enter into the details of a struggle which was feebly carried on with varying success , and which gave birth to ...
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... effected ; after which we shall briefly consider the internal condition of the chief European nations . About the middle of the 16th century Protestantism had esta- blished itself in the greater part of Europe . The doctrines of Luther ...
... effected ; after which we shall briefly consider the internal condition of the chief European nations . About the middle of the 16th century Protestantism had esta- blished itself in the greater part of Europe . The doctrines of Luther ...
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... effected in the Roman Curia itself . The first part of the sixteenth century had been characterized by a general relaxation of the discipline and authority of the Church ; profane studies , literature and art , had usurped the place of ...
... effected in the Roman Curia itself . The first part of the sixteenth century had been characterized by a general relaxation of the discipline and authority of the Church ; profane studies , literature and art , had usurped the place of ...
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affairs alliance allies ambassador Anne of Austria Archduke army Baner battle Bavaria Bernhard Bishop Bohemia brother campaign captured Cardinal Catalonia Catholic CHAP Charles Christian Christian IV command compelled concluded Condé Count Court Crown Danish death declared defeated Denmark despatched dominions Duchy Duke of Lorraine Duke of Savoy Dumont Dutch Elector of Brandenburg Elector of Saxony Elector Palatine Emperor Empire endeavoured enemy engaged England English entered favour Ferdinand fleet forces France Frederick French Germany Gesch Gustavus Adolphus Henry Holland House of Austria Hugonots Hungary Imperial Imperialists Jesuits John King League Leopold Louis XIII Louis XIV marriage Maximilian Mazarin minister negotiations Netherlands nobles Palatine Paris Parliament peace Philip Philip IV Poland Pope possession Prague Prince Protestant provinces Queen Rhine Richelieu Rodolph Saxony seized siege Spain Spaniards Spanish Stadholder succeeded success Sweden Swedish Tilly town treaty troops Turenne Turks Vienna Wallenstein Westphalia William XXXIII
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Page 427 - King James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original contract between King and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws, and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, had abdicated the government, and that the throne had thereby become vacant.