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History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1603-04

Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877· 2 chapters· 19,885 words

Death of Queen Elizabeth--Condition of Spain--Legations to James I. --Union of England and Scotland--Characteristics of the new monarch --The English Court and Government--Piratical practices of the English--Audience of the States' envoy with king James--Queen Elizabeth's sche...

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1. CHAPTER XLI.

Death of Queen Elizabeth--Condition of Spain--Legations to James I. --Union of England and Scotland--Characteristics of the new monarch --The English Court and Government--Pirat...

2. CHAPTER XLII.

The scene again shifts to Ostend. The Spanish cabinet, wearied of the slow progress of the siege, and not entirely satisfied with the generals, now concluded almost without cons...