This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... intelligent and active, and they exerted an influence out of proportion to their numbers. The Crisis of the Reign.--For more than thirty years Elizabeth succeeded in keeping peace, and while other countries were wasted by war or torn with religious strife, England grew prosperous and strong. War had been so long ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ... intelligent and active, and they exerted an influence out of proportion to their numbers. The Crisis of the Reign.--For more than thirty years Elizabeth succeeded in keeping peace, and while other countries were wasted by war or torn with religious strife, England grew prosperous and strong. War had been so long averted only because Philip II, no less than Elizabeth, was a sincere lover of peace. Fear of France, the financial straits of Spain, his own inclinations, all led him to avoid war. Spanish ships were plundered on every sea by English privateers. England gave aid and sympathy to the Dutch and opened her doors to the religious refugees; still the Spanish king's instructions to his ambassadors were to strive to preserve Elizabeth's friendship. But circumstances were gradually forcing the two countries into war. The papacy was becoming aggressive. In 1579 an attempt was made to strike a blow at England through Ireland, where the people were Catholic and disaffected. A little later it became plain that influences were at work to build up a Catholic party in Scotland. A wellorganized plan was at length developed for the reconversion of England. In 1580 two Jesuit missionaries landed in England, and others soon followed. In various disguises they wandered about the country, reviving the zeal of the Catholic party. Their success was great, and there seemed to be danger that they might undo all that had been gained by Elizabeth's policy of compromise. Persecution was renewed. Jesuits were made liable to the penalties of treason, and all harboring them were declared rebels. Catholics were commanded to recall their children from the Continent. pp. 155-158. Green, PP-405-410. The Crisis of the Reign 259 The fines for recusancy1 were increased to,20 a m...
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Fair. Heavily scuffed through to boards on corners. Spine cover is gouged into boards. Pages age-toned with some pencil markings. Heavy markings in endpapers. Binding is loosened but intact. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
