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. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...other English king, excepting his wicked son. He died the 22nd of April, 1509. I have nothing very good to say of him. The best points about him were, his dislike to shed blood without necessity, and his love of peace. He had a good saying on this matter: " When Chbist came into the world, peace was sung, and ...
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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. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ...other English king, excepting his wicked son. He died the 22nd of April, 1509. I have nothing very good to say of him. The best points about him were, his dislike to shed blood without necessity, and his love of peace. He had a good saying on this matter: " When Chbist came into the world, peace was sung, and when He went out of it, peace was bequeathed." Church architecture never flourished after this reign. Hemy VII. himself built the chapel which is called by his name, at the east end of Westminster abbey. Earlier in the fifteenth century King's College Chapel, at Cambridge, and S. George's, at Windsor, had been erected. These are all very beautiful; but they shew that Christian art was much declining. King Henry VII. was not far from having the honour of employing Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America. Columbus sent his brother Bartholomew to England, to persuade the king to fit out some ships for a voyage of discovery. But Bartholomew was taken prisoner, and in the meantime Columbus obtained the vessels he required from Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. However, Sebastian Cabot, an Englishman, who sailed from Bristol in 1498, discovered Newfoundland. The first man-of-war at all deserving the name, called the " Great Harry," was also built during this reign, at Shoreham, in Susses. CHAPTER XXI. HENRY VIII. (a.d. 1509--1547.) Henry VII. had, by his wife Elizabeth, two sons: Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Henry. Arthur was married to Catharine, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain: and it was intended that Henry should be Archbishop of Canterbury. But Arthur died shortly afterwards: and Henry, against his will, was engaged to Catharine. And since it was contrary to the canons of the Church, that any one should take to wife his...
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