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inoussuessofthe jesuits.theyspecialisedineducation.theygavetheir teachersastthhgoingeducationbeforetheyallowed theotalktoasinglepupil.theylivedhtheirstudents aeredintotheirgas.theyh tendercare.andasaresulttheyraisedaneionof faithfulsooktheirreligiousdutiesasseriously asthepeopleoftheearlyddleages. theshres,hoealltheirefforts upontheeducationofthepoor.theyehepalaces oftheghtyandbeperors andkings.ayouwillseeforyourself ellyouaboutthethirtyyearsbefore thisterribleandfinaloutbreakiousfanaticisagreat nyotherthingshadhappened. charlesvanyandaustriahadbee tohisbrotherferdinand.allhisotherpossessions,spainand theherlandsandtheindiesandaricahadgoohis sonphilip.philiphesonofcharlesandapuese princessusintoherohe childrenthatareboofsuiooberather queer.thesonofphilip,theunfortunatedonurdered afterhhisohers,razy. philipquitecrazy,buthiszealforthehbordered closelyupiousinsanity.hebelievedthatheavenhad appointedhisohesavioursofnkind.therefore, ajestys vieedhielfahehunrad stbeexternatedlesthisexalerruptthesoulsof hispiousneighbours. spain,ofurse,ry.allthegoldand silverofthehecastilianandaragonian treasuries.butspainsufferedfrocuriouse nocdisease.herpeasantsenand evenharderen.butthebetterclassesintained asupreforanyforflabour,outsideof eloyntinthearoavyorthecivilservice.asfor theors,riousartisans,theyhad beendrivenoutoftheuntrylongbefore.asaresult,spain, thetreasurechestoftheainedapooruntrybecause allherneyhadtobesentabroadinexgeforthe aheecessitiesoflifehespaniards negleselves. philip,rulerofthestpoionofthe sixteeury,dependedforhisrevenueupoaxes rcialbeehiveof theherlands.buttheseflengsanddutwere devotedfollohedoesoflutherandcalvin andtheyhadagesandholy paintingsandtheyhadinfordthepopethattheyno lardedhistheirshepherdbutinteofollow thediandsoftheir neranslatedbible. thisplacedthekinginaverydifficultposition.heuld notpossiblytoleratetheheresiesofhisdutts,but heheirney.ifheallotobeprotestants andtooknoasurestosavetheirsoulshein hisdutytotheinquisitiontotheherlands andbuedhissubjectsatthestake,hehe greaterpartofhisine. beinganofuainatedalong ti.hetriedkindnessandstenessandprosesand threats.thehollandersreinedobstinate,andntio singpsalandlistentothesernsoftheirlutheranand calvinistpreachers.philipinhisdespairsenthis``nof iron,thedukeofalba,tthesehardenedsio ter.albabeganbydecapitatingthoseleaders theuntrybeforehisarrival.intheyear1572 thesayearthatthefrenchprotestantleaderswereall killeddurierriblenightofsaintbartholow,he attaassacredtheinhabitants asanexalefortheothers.theyearhelaidsiege tothetoanufacturierofholland. anallprovihenorthe herlandshadfordadefensiveunion,thesocalledunion ofutrean princeperor yandasnderof theirfreebootingsailors,hebeggarsof thesea.,tosaveleyden,cutthedykes,createda shallohetohthehelpofa strangelyequippednavynsistingofsed bargeshroughthe duntiltheyreaitywalls. itethatanaroftheinvinciblespanish kinghadsufferedsuchahuliati.itsurprisedthe ukden,intherussian japaneseioestant poeansfor thepurposeofnqueringhisrebellioussubjects.hehired apoorhalfurderof e.butthesightoftheirdeadleaderdidnthe sevenprovihebr> furiouslyangry.intheyear1581,theestatesgehe etingoftherepresentativesofthesevenprovina togetheratthehagueandstsolelyabjuredtheir ``selvesassudtheburden ofsntyhusfarhadbeeedintheir ``kingbythegraceofgod. thisisaveryiortaioryofthegreat struggleforpoliticalliberty.itephreached chfurtherthantheuprisingofthenoblesh thesigningofthegnacarta.thesegoherssaid ``betsthereisasilentuanding thatbothsidesshallperforertainservidshall regaindefiies.ifeitherpartyfailstolive uptothisntract,theotherhastherighttoer hearisubjectsofkinggeeiiiin theyear1776ilarnclusion.buttheyhadthree thousandlesofobetselvesandtheirruler aatesgeooktheirdecisioa slohincaseofdefeathinhearingofthespanish gunsandalthoughinnstantfearofanavengingspanish fleet. thestoriesaboutasteriousspanishfleetthatonquer bothhollandandenglaantqueen elizabethhadsuee ...