 ... Philip II., repulsed by the Netherlands and England, turned all his forces against France. The brother of Guise, the Due de Mayenne, possessed of equal talent, but less popular, had not sufficient influence to balance the gold and intrigues of Spain....  A Summary of Modern History - Trang 157bởi Jules Michelet - 1875 - 376 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | John James M'Gregor - 1816 - 494 trang
...to struggle alone with the difficulties in which the rashness of his late Minister had involved him, had no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of the popular party. Little disposed to the exercise of arbitrary power, and as little qualified by nature... | |
 | Marie Joseph L. Adolphe Thiers - 1838 - 554 trang
...Puisaye, was embarrassing. He had disobeyed him, he had betrayed his confidence, and thenceforward he had had no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of the Paris agents, who had encouraged him to hope for the command of Bretagne, and included him in their... | |
 | Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl - 1840 - 492 trang
...Puisaye, was embarrassing. He had disobeyed him, he had betrayed his confidence, and theneeforward he had had no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of theParii agents, who had encouraged hitn to hope for the command of Bretagne, and included him in their... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 trang
...of his subjects, without strength, without wisdom, without hope, Henry III. had no alternative but to throw himself into the arms of the king of Navarre, and implore his protection and assistance. A treaty was accordingly agreed to between the two princes,... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - 1845 - 522 trang
...willing to listen to Bcschir's representations, the usurpation obtained his sanction ; the emir had then no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of the viceroy of Egypt. The English admiral, Sidney Smith, was at that time on the coasts of Syria, with... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - 1845
...willing to listen to Beschir's representations, the usurpation obtained his sanction ; the emir had then no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of the viceroy of Egypt. The English admiral, Sidney Smith, was at that time on the coasts of Syria, with... | |
 | Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn Prichard - 1854 - 630 trang
...of the enemy Leicester found himself surrounded by different bodies of troops. In this situation he had no other resource than to throw himself into the arms of Llewelyn." It is to be observed that while Simon de Montford was ostensibly fighting in the king's... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871 - 282 trang
...of his subjects, without strength, without wisdom, without hope, Henry III. had no alternative but to throw himself into the arms of the king of Navarre, and implore his protection and assistance. A treaty was accordingly agreed to between the two princes,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1899 - 584 trang
...influence to balance the gold and intrigues of Spain. As soon as the news of the death of Guise reached Paris, the people put on mourning, and the preachers...Clement struck Henri III. with a knife in the bowels. The Duchess of Montpensier, sister of the Duke of Guise, who was expecting this news on the road, was... | |
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