Life of Sir Walter RaleghLongmans, Green, and Company, 1902 - 270 pages |
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... successes which Alva , the general of Philip II . , King of Spain , the most bigoted champion of Catholicism in Europe , had gained over their Protestant brethren in the Netherlands . Their first attempt was a failure , and for a time ...
... successes which Alva , the general of Philip II . , King of Spain , the most bigoted champion of Catholicism in Europe , had gained over their Protestant brethren in the Netherlands . Their first attempt was a failure , and for a time ...
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... successes ; but they showed that they were too strong to be crushed , and got good terms from the King , at the Peace of St. Germains ( 1570 ) . How Ralegh spent the next few years , we do not know . He stayed in France amongst the ...
... successes ; but they showed that they were too strong to be crushed , and got good terms from the King , at the Peace of St. Germains ( 1570 ) . How Ralegh spent the next few years , we do not know . He stayed in France amongst the ...
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... success . But one great cause of the continual disorders in Ireland has been , that no one policy has ever prevailed long enough to accomplish anything . The even advance of the firm though conciliatory policy of Henry VIII . was ...
... success . But one great cause of the continual disorders in Ireland has been , that no one policy has ever prevailed long enough to accomplish anything . The even advance of the firm though conciliatory policy of Henry VIII . was ...
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... successful as Sir Henry Sidney , the father of Sir Philip Sidney . He took the office unwillingly ; and in his efforts to do his duty as deputy he met with little encouragement from Elizabeth , who , on the contrary , seemed always to ...
... successful as Sir Henry Sidney , the father of Sir Philip Sidney . He took the office unwillingly ; and in his efforts to do his duty as deputy he met with little encouragement from Elizabeth , who , on the contrary , seemed always to ...
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... success . When Ralegh first appeared at court , Elizabeth was in her forty - eighth year ; but she had not lost her love of admiration . She was still as much a coquette as she had ever been , and demanded as imperiously as any young ...
... success . When Ralegh first appeared at court , Elizabeth was in her forty - eighth year ; but she had not lost her love of admiration . She was still as much a coquette as she had ever been , and demanded as imperiously as any young ...
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