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northegeybepire
ofcanutethegreatandthelastvestigesofindependence
disappeared
thedanes;intheurseofti;no
soonerhanithefourth
titheneieshedescendantsofanothertribe
ofnorsenhetenthcenturyhadinvaded
franandy;
dukeofnody;ehadlookedacrossthe
erhanenviouseye;crossedthechannelinoctober
oftheyear1066atth
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ebattleofhastings;onoctoberthe
fourteenthofthatyear;hedestroyedtheesofharold
ofhelastoftheanglosaxonkingsandestablished
hielfaskingofenglandbutneitheorhis
successorsofthehouseofanjouandplantageregarded
englandastheirtruehototheheislanderelya
partoftheirgreatinheritanceonthentinentasortof
lonyinhabitedbyratherbackthey
forcedtheiroiongraduallyhowever
the‘‘lonyofenglandgaineduponthe‘‘ther
untryofnodyatthesatithekingsof
francean
englishneighboursorethandisobedient
servantsofthefrenchcroeracenturyofwar
farethefrenchpeople;undertheleadershipofayounggirlby
thenaofjoanofartheir
soiljoanherself;takenaprisoneratthebattleofpiegne
intheyear1430andsoldbyherburgundiancaptorstothe
englishsoldiers;chbuttheenglish
nevergainedfootholduponthentinentandtheirkingswere
atlastabletodevotealltheirtitotheirbritishpossessions
asthefeudalnobilityoftheislandhadbeenengagedinoneof
thosestrangefeudsnintheddleages
asaslesandsllpox;andasthegreaterpartoftheold
landedproprietorshadbeenkilledduringthesesocalledwars
oftheroses;iteeasyforthekingstoincreasetheir
royalpoheendofthefifteenthcentury;england
ronglycentraliseduntry;ruledbyhenryvii
ofthehouseoftudor;ousurtofjustice;the
‘‘starery;suppressedallattets
onthepartofthesurvivingnoblestoregaintheiroldinfluence
uponthegoventoftheuntryostseverity
intheyear1509henryviiceededbyhisson
henryviii;andfrohatntonthehistoryofengland
gainedaneportancefortheuntryceasedtobea
diaevalislandandbecaadestate
henryhadnodeepinterestinreligionhegladlyuseda
privatedisagreentany
divorselfindependentofroandke
thechurchofenglandthefirstofthose‘‘nationalisticchurches
inhesasthespiritualheadofhis
subjeationof1034notonlygave
thehouseoftudorthesupportoftheenglishclergy;who
foralongtihadbeenexposedtotheviolentattaany
lutheranpropagandists;butitalsoincreasedtheroyalpower
throughthenfiserpossessionsofthe
nasteriesatthesatiitdehenrypopularhthe
rchantsandtradespeople;heproudandprosperous
inhabitantsofanislandtherestof
europebyadislikefor
everything‘‘foreignanddidnotanitalianbishoptorule
theirhonestbritishsouls
in1517henrydiedheleftthethroohissllson;
agedtentheguardiansoftheode
lutherando
buttheboydiedbeforeheeen;andceeded
byhissisterry;thewifeofphilipiiofspain;who
buedthebishopsoftheneionalchurchandinother
pleofherroyalspanishhusband
fortunatelyshedied;intheyear1558;andceeded
byelizabeth;thedaughterofhenryviiiandanneboleyn;
thesendofhissixhehaddecapitatedwhenshe
nolongerpleasedhielizabeth;etiin
prison;andtherequestofthe
holyroneeror;ostrdialeneofeverything
catholicandspanishshesharedherfathersindifference
inthetterofreligionbutsheinheritedhisabilityasa
veryshreer;andspentthefortyfiveyears
ofherreigninstrengtheningthepohedynastyandin
inerryislands
inthissheostablyassistedbyanuerofnwho
gatheredaroundherthroneanddetheelizabethanagea
periodofsuchiortancethatyououghttostudyitindetail
inoneofthespecialbooksofellyouinthe
bibliographyattheendofthisvolu
elizabeth;hofeelentirelysafeuponher
throneshehadarivalandaverydangerousonery;
ofthehouseofstuart;daughterofafrenchduchessanda
sttishfather;isiioffranceand
daughterinlaediciwhohadorganised
therdersofsaintbartholootherof
alittleboyethefirststuartking
ofenglandshecatholicandawillingfriend
tothoseiesofelizabethherok
ofpolitiethodsployed
topunishhercalvinisticsubjects;causedarevolutioninstland
andforcedrytotakerefugeonenglishterritoryfor
eighteenyearsshereinedinengland;plottingforeverand
adayagainsttheanerandwho
lastobligedtofolloheadviceofhertrusteduncilors
‘‘tocutteoffthesttishqueensheade
theheadteoffintheyear1587andcaused
abinednaviesofenglandand
hollanddefeatedphilipsinvinciblearda;aswehavealready
seen;andthebloeanttodestroythe
pohetanticatholicleadersuedintoa
profitablebusinessadventure
fooanyyearsofhesitation;theenglish
ashedutchthoughtittheirgoodrighttoinvade
theindiesandaricaandavengetheillsheirprotes
tentbrethrenhadsufferedatthehandsofthespaniardsthe
englishhadbeenangtheearliestsubus
britishships;ndedbytheveianpilotgiovannicaboto
orcabot;hadbeenthefirsttodisverandexplorethe
northearicanntinentin1496labradorandnewfoundland
portanceasapossiblelonybut
thebanksofneothe
englishfishingfleetayearlater;in1497;thesacabot
hadexploredtheastofflorida
thenhadethebusyyearsofhenryviiandhenry
viiioneyforforeignexplorations
butunderelizabeth;ary
stuartinprison;thesailorsuldleavetheirharbourhout
fe
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arforthefateofthosetheyleftbehindh
illachild;uredtosailpastthe
northcapeandoneofhiscaptains;richardchancellor;pushing
furthereastofapossibleroadtotheindies;
hadreachedarchangel;russia;ablished
diploticandrcialrelationsysteriousrulers
ofthisdistantsviteeireduringthefirstyearsof
elizabethsrulethisvoyagehadbeenfolloany
othersrchantadventurers;hebenefitofa
‘‘jointstockpanyhadlaidthefoundationsoftrading
panieselonies
halfpirate;halfdiplot;ostakeeverythingona
singleluugglersofeverythingthatuldbe
loadedintotheholdofavessel;dealersinnandrchandise
hequalindifferencetoeverythingexcepttheirprofit;the
sailorsofelizabethhadcarriedtheen