inoussuccessofthe
jesuitstheyspecialisedineducationtheygavetheirteachersastthoroughgoingeducationbeforetheyallowedtheotalktoasinglepupiltheylivedhtheirstudentsandtheyenteredintotheirgastheyh
tendercareandasaresulttheyraisedaneionoffaithfulcatholicsooktheirreligiousdutiesasseriouslyasthepeopleoftheearlyddleages
theshres,hoealltheirefforts
upontheeducationofthepoortheyenteredthepalacesoftheghtyandbeperors
andkingsandeantyouwillseeforyourself
ellyouaboutthethirtyyearsbefore
thisterribleandfinaloutbreakofreligiousfanaticisagreatnyotherthingshadhappened
charlesvanyandaustriahadbeenleft
tohisbrotherferdinandallhisotherpossessions,spainandtheherlandsandtheindiesandaricahadgoohissonphilipphiliphesonofcharlesandaportugueseprincessusintoherohe
childrenthatareboofsuchaunionareapttoberatherqueerthesonofphilip,theunfortunatedonurderedafterhhisohersnsent,razy
philipquitecrazy,buthiszealforthechurchborderedcloselyuponreligiousinsanityhebelievedthatheavenhadappointedhisoneofthesavioursofnkindtherefore,ajestys
vieedhielfaneneofthehunraceand
stbeexteatedlesthisexalerruptthesoulsofhispiousneighbours
spain,ofurse,ryallthegoldand
silveroftheneothecastilianandaragonian
treasuriesbutspainsufferedfrocuriouse
nocdiseaseherpeasantsenand
evenharderenbutthebetterclassesintainedasuprentetforanyforflabour,outsideof
eloyntinthearoavyorthecivilserviceasfortheors,riousartisans,theyhad
beendrivenoutoftheuntrylongbeforeasaresult,spain,thetreasurechestoftheainedapooruntrybecauseallheeyhadtobesentabroadinexchangefortheandtheotheecessitiesoflifehespaniards
negleselves
philip,rulerofthestpoionofthe
sixteenthcentury,dependedforhisrevenueuponthetaxesrcialbeehiveof
theherlandsbuttheseflengsanddutchnwere
devotedfollohedoctrinesoflutherandcalvinandtheyhadagesandholy
paintingsandtheyhadinfordthepopethattheynolongerregardedhistheirshepherdbutintendedtofollowthediandsoftheir
neranslatedbible
thisplacedthekinginaverydifficultpositionheuldnotpossiblytoleratetheheresiesofhisdutchsubjects,butheneededtheieyifheallotobeprotestants
andtooknoasurestosavetheirsoulshein
hisdutytotheinquisitiontotheherlands
andbuedhissubjectsatthestake,hehe
greaterpartofhisine
beinganofuncertainatedalong
tihetriedkindnessandstenessandprosesandthreatsthehollandersreinedobstinate,andntinuedtosingpsalandlistentothesesoftheirlutheranandcalvinistpreachersphilipinhisdespairsenthis``nofiron,thedukeofalba,tobringthesehardenedsinnerstoteralbabeganbydecapitatingthoseleaders
theuntrybeforehisarrivalintheyear1572
thesayearthatthefrenchprotestantleaderswereallkilledduringtheterriblenightofsaintbartholow,heattaassacredtheinhabitants
asanexalefortheothersthenextyearhelaidsiegetothetoanufacturingcenterofholland
anallprovincesofthenorthe
herlandshadfordadefensiveunion,thesocalledunionofutrean
princeperor
yandasnderof
theirfreebootingsailors,hebeggarsof
thesea,tosaveleyden,cutthedykes,createdashallohetohthehelpofa
strangelyequippednavynsistingofsed
bargeshroughthe
duntiltheyreachedthecitywalls
itethatanaroftheinvinciblespanish
kinghadsufferedsuchahuliatingdefeatitsurprisedtheukden,intherussian
japaneseiontheprotestant
poeansfor
thepurposeofnqueringhisrebellioussubjectshehiredapoorhalfurderof
orangebutthesightoftheirdeadleaderdidnotbringthesevenprovinadethebr >
furiouslyangryintheyear1581,theestatesgeneraltheetingoftherepresentativesofthesevenprovincescatogetheratthehagueandstsolelyabjuredtheir``selvesassudtheburden
ofsovereigntyhusfarhadbeeninvestedintheir``kingbythegraceofgod
thisisaveryiortanteventinthehistoryofthegreatstruggleforpoliticallibertyitephreachedchfurtherthantheuprisingofthenoblesh
thesigningofthegnacartathesegoodburgherssaid``betsthereisasilentunderstanding
thatbothsidesshallperforertainservicesandshallregnisecertaindefinitedutiesifeitherpartyfailstoliveuptothisntract,theotherhastherighttonsideritternatedthearicansubjectsofkinggeorgeiiiintheyear1776ilaclusionbuttheyhadthree
thousandlesofoceanbetselvesandtheirrulerandtheestatesgeneraltooktheirdecisioneantaslohincaseofdefeathinhearingofthespanishgunsandalthoughinnstantfearofanavengingspanishfleet
thestoriesaboutasteriousspanishfleetthatonquerbothhollandandengland,estantqueen
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