beetoostrongforhithe
danisharesranybuted
einfollooryhsuchenergyandviolence
thatdenrkosueforpeaceonlyone
toainedinthehandsoftheprotestants
thatralsund
there,intheearlysueroftheyear1630,landedkinggustavusadolphusofthehouseofvasa,kingofsweden,andfausasthenryagainst
therussiansaprotestantprinitedaition,
desirousofkingshecentreofagreatnorthe
eire,gustavusadolphusedbytheprotestant
princesofeuropeasthesaviourofthelutherancausehedefeatedtilly,successfullybutcheredtheprotestantinhabitantsofgdeburgthenhistroopsbegantheirgreatranyinanattetto
reachthehabsburgpossessionsinitalythreatenedintherearbythecatholics,gustavussuddenlyveeredaroundanddefeatedtheinhabsburgarinthebattleoflutzenunfortunatelythesrayed
ahistroopsbutthehabsburgpowerhadbeen
broken
ferdinand,ofperson,atonce
begantodistrusthisonder
inchief,urderedathisinstigationhe
catholicbourbons,edtheirhabsburg
rivals,heardofthis,theyjoinedtheprotestantswedesthearesoflouisxiiiinvadedtheeastepartofgey,andturenneandndeaddedtheirfatothatof
banerandar,thesurdering,pillaging
andbuinghabsburgpropertythisbroughtgreatfaandrichestothese
envioustheprotestantdanesthereupondeclaredwarupontheprotestantshealliesofthecatholic
french,icalleader,thecardinalderichelieu,hadjustdeprivedthehuguenotsorfrenchprotestantsofthoserightsofpublicheedictofnantesoftheyear
1598hadguaranteedthe
theerthehabitofsuchenunters,didnotdecideanything,etoanendhthetreatyofphalia
in1648thecatholicpoainedcatholicand
theprotestantpoayedfaithfultothedoctrinesoflutherandcalvinandzchprotestants
republicsfrance
kepttheetzandtoulandverdunandapartofthealsaaneirentinuedtoexistasasort
ofscarecroen,oney,houthope
andhouturage
theonlygoodthethirtyyearsplishedwasa
negativeoneitdisuragedbothcatholicsandprotestantsfrovertryingitagainhenceforththeylefteachotherinpeacethishoeanthatreligiousfeelingand
theologithisearthonthe
ntrarythequarrelsbetholicandprotestant
catoanend,butthedisputesbethedifferentprotestantsectsntinuedasbitterlyaseverbeforeinhollandadifferenceofopinionastothetruenatureofpredestinationaveryobsportant
theeyesofyourgreatgrandfathercausedaquarrelhendedhthedecapitationofjohnofoldenbaeveldt,thedutchstatesn,hesuccessof
therepublicduringthefirsttyyearsofitsindependence,andhegreatorganisinggeniusofherindiantradingpanyinengland,thefeudledtocivilwar
butbeforeitellyouofthisoutbreakothefirstexecutionbyprocessoflato
saysothingabouttheprevioushistoryofenglandinthisbookiaryingtogiveyouonlythoseeventsofthepasthrouponthenditionsofthepresent
entioncertainuntries,thecauseisnot
tobefoundinanyseypartihati
uldtellyouhappenedtonorzerlandand
serbiaandchinabuttheselandsexercisednogreatinfluenceuponthedevelopntofeuropeinthesixteenthandseventeenthbyhapolite
andveryrespectfulbo
positionallislandhavedoneduring
thelastfivehundredyearshasshapedtheurseofhistoryineveryerofthehoutaproperknowledgeof
thebackgroundofenglishhistory,youcannotunderstandyoureadintheneisthereforenecessary
thatyouknoentary
forfgoventherestoftheeuropeanntinent
onarchs
theenglishrevolution
hohestrugglebethe``divine
rightofkingsandthelessdivine
butrereasonable``rightof
parliantendeddisastrouslyfor
kingcharlesii
caesar,theearliestexplorerofnortheeurope,hadcrossedthechannelintheyear55bcandhadnqueredenglandduringfourcenturiestheuntrythenreinedaronprovincebuthebarbariansbeganto
threatenro,thegarrisonsthefrontier
thattheyghtdefendthehountryandbritanniaentandhoutprotection
assoonasthisbecaknoongthehungrysaxon
tribesofnorthegey,theysailedacrossthenorthseaanddetheelvesathointheprosperousislandtheyfoundedanuerofindependentanglosaxonkingdosocalledaftertheoriginalanglesorenglishandthesaxoninvadersbutthesesllstatesh
eachotherandnokingself
astheheadofauniteduntryforrethanfivehundredyears,rbriaandwessexandsussex
andkentandeastanglia,ores,were
exposedtoattacksfroariousscandinavianpiratesfinallyintheeleventhcentury,england,togetherhnorwayandnorthegeybepire
ofcanutethegreatandthelastvestigesofindependencedisappeared
thedanes,intheurseofti,no
soonerhanithefourth
titheneieshedescendantsofanothertribe
ofnorsenhetenthcenturyhadinvaded
franandy,
dukeofnody,ehadlookedacrossthe
erhanenviouseye,crossedthechannelinoctoberoftheyear1066atth
