The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . ?f thousands, who t French army from At no disposition ?utch. Even the ?ctrines, support a iieral wish of hi? i^ked well. An of Commons, ciesig^n, promised ible in inflam- tly filled with Hinst the Dutch». suspicion rose in this bold .and ~ iit there could ? he meant to he not depose William without re«!tonnT- Tames ? Was I man so wise, so aspiring, a ight be m, such as would have been thought a master 1 Italian politici oenth centurw ??•d, such - ould have ? lor should i-> : T^roclaim Queen iiatiQn mighl lines was
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . ?f thousands, who t French army from At no disposition ?utch. Even the ?ctrines, support a iieral wish of hi? i^ked well. An of Commons, ciesig^n, promised ible in inflam- tly filled with Hinst the Dutch». suspicion rose in this bold .and ~ iit there could ? he meant to he not depose William without re«!tonnT- Tames ? Was I man so wise, so aspiring, a ight be m, such as would have been thought a master 1 Italian politici oenth centurw ??•d, such - ould have ? lor should i-> : T^roclaim Queen iiatiQn mighl lines was unpopular because iliam was unpopulai .ned f ie promised which ned against hii: jeopardy to pi le English, from drivin . ; renouncing i refused to com pi • people b\ his Parliam , active who did not at all suspect that ? ote against the fore [ariboi the discontents of r; ers who heai^ iury . i UL, before the pie i (inplet , the minds ^«f ..^ . i- J. TIiul artful --rhi ? - J pull . ! i^ ovi- *I 1 t was it quit mpii- Vie ^l^t. JOHN CIURCHILL, ist DUKE OF MARLBOKOICH, , the painting; in the Xational Portrait Gallery, after Sir Godfrey Kneller. ,691 WILLIAM AND MARY 2123 because he was a foreii^ner attached to foreign favourites. Anne wasat once a Protestant and an EngHshwoman. Under her governmentthe country would be in no danger of being overrun either b)- Jesuitsor by Dutchmen. That Marlborough had the strongest motives forplacing her on the throne was evident. He could never, in the courtof her father, be more than a repentant criminal, whose services wereoverpaid by a pardon. In her court the husband of her adored friendwould be what Pepin Heristal and Charles Martel had been to theChilperics and Childeberts. He would be the chief director of the civiland military government. He would wield the whole power of would hold the balance of Europe. Great kings and commonwealthswould bid against each other for his favour, and exhaust their
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