Excerpt: ...of passion. A Protestant France 4-190 not only outraged his religious bigotry, but, as he justly feared, it would give an impulse to heresy throughout his possessions in the Netherlands which would make it hard to keep his hold upon them. Philip noted that the success of the Scotch Calvinists had been followed by the revolt of the Calvinists in France. He could hardly doubt that the success of the French Huguenots would be followed by a rising of the Calvinists in the Low Countries. "Religion" he told Elizabeth ...
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Excerpt: ...of passion. A Protestant France 4-190 not only outraged his religious bigotry, but, as he justly feared, it would give an impulse to heresy throughout his possessions in the Netherlands which would make it hard to keep his hold upon them. Philip noted that the success of the Scotch Calvinists had been followed by the revolt of the Calvinists in France. He could hardly doubt that the success of the French Huguenots would be followed by a rising of the Calvinists in the Low Countries. "Religion" he told Elizabeth angrily "was being made a cloak for anarchy and revolution." But, vexed as Philip was with her course both abroad and at home, he was still far from withdrawing his support from Elizabeth. Even now he could not look upon the Queen as lost to Catholicism. He knew how her course both at home and abroad had been forced on her not by religious enthusiasm but by political necessity, and he still "trusted that ere long God would give us either a general council or a good Pope who would correct abuses and then all would go well. That God would allow so noble and Christian a realm as England to break away from Christendom and run the risk of perdition he could not believe." Pius the Fourth. What was needed, Philip thought, was a change of policy in the Papacy. The bigotry of Paul the Fourth had driven England from the obedience of the Roman See. The gentler policy of Pius the Fourth might yet restore her to it. Pius was as 4-191 averse from any break with Elizabeth as Philip was. He censured bitterly the harshness of his predecessor. The loss of Scotland and the threatened loss of France he laid to the charge of the wars which Paul had stirred up against Philip and which had opened a way for the spread of Calvinism in both kingdoms. England, he held, could have been easily preserved for Catholicism but for Paul's rejection of the conciliatory efforts of Pole. When he ascended the Papal throne at the end of 1559 indeed the accession of England to...
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Volume 7. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. This book is octavo with good cloth boards, good binding and backstrip with gilt lettering, The text is clean with light aging. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
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Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 8vo sized book with a blue cloth cover. Gilt lettering on the spine. Bent corners. Slight foxing. Clean text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN:
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Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. This book is octavo with good cloth boards, good backstrip with gilt lettering and good binding. The text is clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Medium sized 8vo cloth binding. Cloth binding. No shelfware or scuffing. Bumped corners. Gilted lettering backstrip. Hinge-split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN:
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Volume 5. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Eversley Edition. Quarto, clothbound. Title, volume, author, and publisher in gold on spine. Printed by R. &R. Clark. Only top edge trimmed. Backstrip frayed at both ends. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
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Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Eversley Edition. Quarto, clothbound. Title, volume, author, and publisher in gold on spine. Printed by R. &R. Clark. Only top edge trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
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Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Eversley Edition. Quarto, clothbound. Title, volume, author, and publisher in gold on spine. Printed by R. &R. Clark. Only top edge trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
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Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Faded and marked boards which are dog-eared. Spine has gilt lettering on and is worn at the edges. Top page edges dusty and foreedges frayed. Internal pages age toned with occassional marks throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Faded burgundy boards with decorative stamped binding. Gilt lettering on the spine, small rip and worn at top/bottom edges. Boards edge worn and dog-eared. Page edges fraying in places. Binding starting to become loose. Internal pages age toned with occassional marks throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
