The Great Infanta Isabel Sovereign of the Netherlands
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She was forced, in however obscure and doubtful phraseology, to grant the provinces the right of navigation and trade in the Indies. Finally Spain, being unable by force to restore the Roman faith in the United Provinces, strove to obtain a guarantee of liberty of worship to the Romanists residing there. Therein she also failed ; the Estates-General felt strong enough to withhold this con- cession. Yet the Archdukes and their subjects rejoiced at the peace. Bells were rung, bonfires were lit, a... Te Deum was celebrated in all the churches. 1 It was a time of general thanksgiving. It seemed as if, in spite of their sufferings, the prophecy was to be fulfilled, and the reign of the Archdukes might yet be a time of calm and prosperity for the Netherlands. 1 Isabel's " Correspondence, " Navarrette, xliii. P. 159. 10 CHAPTER X HENRY IV. , GALLANT AND STATESMAN The question of the Archdukes' successor Henry IV. Of France and the Princess of Conde The Princess in Brussels Henry I V. 's attempt to kidnap her It fails Henry's wrath Preparation for war The causes The Cleves-Julich succession question Its importance Relations of Protestants and Catholics in Germany Assassination of Henry IV.
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