Outlines of the world's history, ancient, mediæval, and modern, with special relation to the history of civilization and the progress of mankind .. . -nand : he then retired to the monastery of San Yuste\yoo^ta\, in Spain, being resolved there to end his the solitude of the convent he divided his time be-tween religious duties and the making of mechanical con-trivances. Towards his latter end he conceived the ghastlyfancy of having his own funeral rehearsed. This theatri-cal display was the forerunner of the dread real tragedyitself; for death overtook the Emperor in 1558. 54. In summi
Outlines of the world's history, ancient, mediæval, and modern, with special relation to the history of civilization and the progress of mankind .. . -nand : he then retired to the monastery of San Yuste\yoo^ta\, in Spain, being resolved there to end his the solitude of the convent he divided his time be-tween religious duties and the making of mechanical con-trivances. Towards his latter end he conceived the ghastlyfancy of having his own funeral rehearsed. This theatri-cal display was the forerunner of the dread real tragedyitself; for death overtook the Emperor in 1558. 54. In summing up the character of Charles V., weCharacter of ^^y Say that he was free from many of theCharles V. ^j^^gg ^f j^jg kingly Contemporaries. Yet hisvirtues were rather negative thanpositive, and seem to have been theresult of his temperament, which wascold. He spoke but little, and alaugh or smile was rarely seen uponhis face. In some respects he was aman of comprehensive views ; yet hisambition was selfish, looking mainlyto the aggrandizement of the Houseof Austria. He had great successesin his time; but in the end he was doomed to see all his. ENGLAND UNDER HENRY VI 11. 325 plans fail. Nor is the cause of this failure difficult to find:he did not comprehend his times. He stands to us as thelast champion and the last support of the Middle Ages;but the Middle Ages had passed away, — a new era hadbeen ushered in by the new intellectual and religiousmovement, and the advance of the modern spirit was notto be checked even by the sovereign of Spain and theIndies. 9. ENGLAND UNDER HENRY VIII. 55. In the year 1509 Henry VII., the first of theTudor line of English sovereigns, died, leav- Events at theing as heir to the throne a son, who is known accession. to history as Henry VIII. The young king, at this timeeighteen years of age, was handsome, lively, accomplished,and learned. Soon after his accession he married Kath-arine of Aragon, widow of his brother Arthur, and aunt ofCharles
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