The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage . ince the civil war in France, and Philipsown difficulties in the Netherlands and the Southof Europe, secured her from present danger fromeither power, whilst the standing menace of Scot-land had disappeared for the first time for years,as Marv was a prisoner with a cloud of doubt anddisgrace hantrino; over her head. C.)lI:i-:.\ VAA/.ABKVW. 3 Ihidcr these circumstances PLlizabeth could restsomewhat from the long comedy of mystificationabout her matrimonial affairs, continuinu, however,to kecj) her hand i
The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage . ince the civil war in France, and Philipsown difficulties in the Netherlands and the Southof Europe, secured her from present danger fromeither power, whilst the standing menace of Scot-land had disappeared for the first time for years,as Marv was a prisoner with a cloud of doubt anddisgrace hantrino; over her head. C.)lI:i-:.\ VAA/.ABKVW. 3 Ihidcr these circumstances PLlizabeth could restsomewhat from the long comedy of mystificationabout her matrimonial affairs, continuinu, however,to kecj) her hand in by dallying with Leicester andoccasionalK- smiling upon Heneage. An attemptwas made nearly three years later, in December,1570, to revive the negotiations for the Archdukesmatch by sending young Henry Cobham to theP^mperor ; but the device had at last grown too staleto deceive, and a cold refusal to entertain the matterwas given, much to the indignation of Elizabeth,who now found that both her royal suitors haddeserted her, Charles IX. having recently marrieda daughter of the
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