Young People's History of Holland
Young People's History of Holland
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All hope of help from England having ceased, Zierikzee surrendered, June 21, 1576, but the Spaniards again lost ground by a mu- tiny among the troops. Although the Hol- landers were so poor, they were honest. Their credit in the money market was good, and the faith which they kept one with the other en- abled them to continue the war, while the king of Spain, with all the wealth of the new world at his back, could not pay his soldiers. When he was heavily in debt to the Spanish and Genoese merc...hants and bankers, he found a new way of getting rid of them. He did not abscond, as Alva did from Amsterdam, but he 208 ENGLAND HELPS HOLLAND obtained from the Pope permission to break his promises. So the poor money-lenders got only thanks and compliments, but no coin.
Is it any wonder that the Spaniards, notwith- standing their tremendous army and navy, could make very little progress ?
After Zierikzee, the Spanish mutineers wasted the open country, marched into Brabant, and seized the town of Alost.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
All hope of help from England having ceased, Zierikzee surrendered, June 21, 1576, but the Spaniards again lost ground by a mu- tiny among the troops. Although the Hol- landers were so poor, they were honest. Their credit in the money market was good, and the faith which they kept one with the other en- abled them to continue the war, while the king of Spain, with all the wealth of the new world at his back, could not pay his soldiers. When he was heavily in debt to the Spanish and Genoese merc...hants and bankers, he found a new way of getting rid of them. He did not abscond, as Alva did from Amsterdam, but he 208 ENGLAND HELPS HOLLAND obtained from the Pope permission to break his promises. So the poor money-lenders got only thanks and compliments, but no coin.
Is it any wonder that the Spaniards, notwith- standing their tremendous army and navy, could make very little progress ?
After Zierikzee, the Spanish mutineers wasted the open country, marched into Brabant, and seized the town of Alost.
What to read after Young People's History of Holland?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928 to read onlineMoreLess
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