PART II

THE HOLY INQUISITION

I. THE PIGEON 151

II. THE LOYALTY OF LAMORAL EGMONT 160

III. THE AMUSEMENTS OF THE PRINCESS OF ORANGE 170

IV. PHILIP'S MANDATE 180

V. THE KNIGHT-ERRANT 189

VI. THE EDICTS 198

VII. THE PETITION 206

VIII. THE BANQUET 216

IX. MONTIGNY'S WIFE 226

X. ANTWERP 236

XI. THE PRINCE RESIGNS 251

XII. ORANGE AND EGMONT 260

XIII. THE COMING OF ALVA 270

XIV. PHILIP'S AVENGERS 279