The Rise of the Dutch Republic — volume 09: 1564-65
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — volume 09: 1564-65
Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877
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He found immediately, in his own words, that Charles the Ninth "had beendoctored. " To take up arms, for religious reasons, against his ownsubjects, the monarch declared to be ruinous and improper. It wasobvious to Alva that the royal pupil had learned his lesson for thatoccasion. It was a pity for humanity that the wisdom thus hypocriticallytaught him could not have sunk into his heart. The Duke did his best tobring forward the plans and wishes of his royal master, but withoutsuccess. The Quee...n Regent proposed a league of the two Kings and theEmperor against the Turk, and wished to arrange various matrimonialalliances between the sons and daughters of the three houses. Alvaexpressed the opinion that the alliances were already close enough, while, on the contrary, a secret league against the Protestants wouldmake all three families the safer. Catherine, however, was not to beturned from her position. She refused even to admit that the Chancellorde l'Hospital was a Huguenot, to which the Duke replied that she was theonly person in her kingdom who held that opinion.
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