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... King of Navarre , at that time chief of the Huguenots , dreaming only of waging war against Philip II . , the most powerful sovereign of Christendom , and his principal supporter , and finally poisoned by the King whose suspicious ...
... King of Navarre , at that time chief of the Huguenots , dreaming only of waging war against Philip II . , the most powerful sovereign of Christendom , and his principal supporter , and finally poisoned by the King whose suspicious ...
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... King's instruc- tions , drawn up by the Secretary of State , Ydiaquez , and corrected and augmented by the King himself . Sixtus V. was his own Minister for Foreign Affairs . He was wont to transact business personally and vivâ voce ...
... King's instruc- tions , drawn up by the Secretary of State , Ydiaquez , and corrected and augmented by the King himself . Sixtus V. was his own Minister for Foreign Affairs . He was wont to transact business personally and vivâ voce ...
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... king's realm , and that the Republic of Venice , thanks to its exceptional position at Constantinople , often served as an intermediary between the Porte and the seat of Christianity . Charles V.'s monarchy , mixed up as it was with all ...
... king's realm , and that the Republic of Venice , thanks to its exceptional position at Constantinople , often served as an intermediary between the Porte and the seat of Christianity . Charles V.'s monarchy , mixed up as it was with all ...
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... King , they variously appeared in their relations with foreign sovereigns and ministers to be insinuating or domineering , irascible , using corruption without any sense of shame , or threats without any degree of fear ; nor were they ...
... King , they variously appeared in their relations with foreign sovereigns and ministers to be insinuating or domineering , irascible , using corruption without any sense of shame , or threats without any degree of fear ; nor were they ...
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... King , slow in making up his mind , and still slower in acting up to his determination when once fixed upon , was buried in his papers , which even in his relations with his ministers he made use of instead of words , thus establishing ...
... King , slow in making up his mind , and still slower in acting up to his determination when once fixed upon , was buried in his papers , which even in his relations with his ministers he made use of instead of words , thus establishing ...
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