The Court of France in the Sixteenth Century 1514 1559 volume 2
The Court of France in the Sixteenth Century 1514 1559 volume 2
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— Festivity and Barbarity. — A Vain Ap- peal for Mercy. — "The Great Soldier. " — A Striking Con- trast. — Congenial Surroundings.
i HE ambitious brothers of the House of Lorraine, closely leagued with Madame Diane — the real power in the state — and using the king as a tool for the more effectual carrying out of their deeply laid and far-stretching schemes, now, in furtherance of them, sought to embroil the weak monarch both with the emperor and with England.
Henri abhorred Charles V. Time cou...ld not dim the vivid impression his memory retained of the harshness he and his brother had been sub- jected to during their Spanish captivity. * The king was, therefore, easily persuaded, under pre- tence of the necessity of asserting and maintain- * A recent atrocious act of cruelty on Charles's part had strengthened this feeling — little inclined as was Henri himself to show mercy. By his order a number of lansquenets, who had served in the French army, being taken prisoners, had their feet chopped off.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
— Festivity and Barbarity. — A Vain Ap- peal for Mercy. — "The Great Soldier. " — A Striking Con- trast. — Congenial Surroundings.
i HE ambitious brothers of the House of Lorraine, closely leagued with Madame Diane — the real power in the state — and using the king as a tool for the more effectual carrying out of their deeply laid and far-stretching schemes, now, in furtherance of them, sought to embroil the weak monarch both with the emperor and with England.
Henri abhorred Charles V. Time cou...ld not dim the vivid impression his memory retained of the harshness he and his brother had been sub- jected to during their Spanish captivity. * The king was, therefore, easily persuaded, under pre- tence of the necessity of asserting and maintain- * A recent atrocious act of cruelty on Charles's part had strengthened this feeling — little inclined as was Henri himself to show mercy. By his order a number of lansquenets, who had served in the French army, being taken prisoners, had their feet chopped off.
What to read after The Court of France in the Sixteenth Century 1514 1559 volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Catherine Hannah Charlotte Elliott Jackson to read onlineMoreLess
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