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【】beetforhithe danisharesranybuted. einfollooryhsuergyandviolence thatdenrkosueforpealyone toaihehandsoftheprotestants. thatralsund. there,intheearlysueroftheyear1630,landedking gustavusadolphusofthehouseofvasa,kingofsweden, andfausasthenryagainst therussians.aprotestantpriion, desirousofkireofagreatnorthe eire,gustavusadolphusedbytheprotestant princesofeuropeasthesaviourofthelutherancause.he defeatedtilly,suessfullybutcheredtheprotestant inhabitantsofgdeburg.thenhistroopsbegantheir greatranyinao reachthehabsburgpossessionsinitaly.threatehe rearbythes,gustavussuddenlyveeredaroundand defeatedtheinhabsburgarileoflutzen. unfortuhesrayed ahistroops.butthehabsburgpowerhadbeen broken. ferdinand,ofperson,atonce begantodistrusthisonder inchief,urderedathisinstigation.he bourboheirhabsburg rivals,heardofthis,theyjoiheprotestantswedes. thearesoflouisxiiiiheeastepartofgerny, andturenneandndeaddedtheirfatothatof banerandar,thesurdering,pillaging andbuinghabsburgproperty.thisbroughtgreat faandrichestothese envious.theprotestantdahereupondeclaredon theprotestantshealliesofthe frenalleader,thecardinalderichelieu,had justdeprivedthehuguenotsorfrenchprotestantsofthose rightsofpublicheediaheyear 1598hadguarahe theerthehabitofsuunters,didnotdecide anythioahetreatyofphalia in1648.thepoaiholid theprotestantpoayedfaithfultothedoesof lutherandcalvinandzchprotestants republie kepttheetzandtoulandverdunandapartofthe alsaaioexistasasort ofscare,oney,houthope andhe. theonlygoodthethirtyyearsplishedwasa iveodisuragedbothcatholidprotestants frovertryingitagain.hehtheylefteachotherin peace.thishoeanthatreligiousfeelingand theologithisearth.onthe ntrary.thequarrelsbetholidprotestant catoanend,butthedisputesbethedifferentprotestant setinuedasbitterlyaseverbefore.inholland adifferenceofopinionastothetruenatureofpredestination averyobsportant theeyesofyrandfathercausedaquarrelh ehedecapitationofjohnofoldenbaeveldt,the dutchstatesn,hesuessof therepublicduringthefirsttyyearsofitsindependence, andhegreatanisinggeniusofherindiantrading pany.inengland,thefeudledtocivilwar. butbeforeitellyouofthisoutbreakothefirst executionbyprocessoflato saysothingabouttheprevioushistoryofengland.inthis botogiveyouonlythoseeventsofthepast hroupoionsofthepresent entioainuhecauseisnot tobefoundinanyseypart.ihati uldtellyouhappeonorzerlandand serbiaanda.buttheselandsexercisedinfluence uponthedevelopntofeuropeieenthand sevehbyhapolite andveryrespectfulbo position.allislandhavedoneduring thelastfivehundredyearshasshapedtheurseofhistory ineveryerofthehoutaproperknowledgeof thebackgroundofenglishhistory,youotuand youreadinthehereforenecessary thatyoukary foveoftheeuropean onarchs. theenglishrevolution hohestrugglebethe``divine rightofkingsandthelessdivine butrereasonable``rightof parliantendeddisastrouslyfor kingcharlesii caesar,theearliestexplorerofnortheeurope,had crossedtheelintheyear55b.dhadnquered england.duringfourturiestheuntrythenreined aronprovihebarbariao threatenro,thegarrisonsthefrontier thattheyghtdefendthehountryandbritannia entandhoutprote. assoonasthisbeoongthehungrysaxon tribeserny,theysailedacrossthenorthsea aheelvesathointheprosperousisland.they foundedanuerofindepeanglosaxonkingdo socalledaftertheinalangleslishandthesaxon invadersbutthesesllstatesh eachotherandnokingself astheheadofaury.forrethanfivehundred years,rbriaandwessexandsussex aaanglia,ores,were exposedtoattacksfroarioussdinavianpirates.finally intheeleveury,england,togetherhnorwayand nernybepire ofutethegreatavestigesofindependence disappeared. thedanes,intheurseofti,no soonerhanithefourth ti.theneieshedesdantsofaribe ofeuryhadinvaded franandy., dukeofnorndy,ehadlookedacrossthe erhanenviouseye,crossedtheelinoctober oftheyear1066.atth ...