. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. shop, in a moment of weakness, signed a paper avowing hisbelief in popery; but when his strength returned, he again avowed his full belief inProtestant doctrines; and when he was brought to the stake, he first put the handwith which he signed the paper avowing his belief in Roman Catholicism, into thefire, and held it there until it was burnt off, saying, This is the am> that hasofiTended, War with France—Battle of St. Quentin—Loss of Calais—Death ofMary.—In 1556, Queen Marys husband became King of Spain, wit
. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. shop, in a moment of weakness, signed a paper avowing hisbelief in popery; but when his strength returned, he again avowed his full belief inProtestant doctrines; and when he was brought to the stake, he first put the handwith which he signed the paper avowing his belief in Roman Catholicism, into thefire, and held it there until it was burnt off, saying, This is the am> that hasofiTended, War with France—Battle of St. Quentin—Loss of Calais—Death ofMary.—In 1556, Queen Marys husband became King of Spain, with the title ofPhilip II.; an 1 at the same time, he induced her to join him in a war againstFrance. In 1557, the combined English and Spanish forces defeated the Frenchin the battle of St. Quentin, in Northern France; but in 1558, the important townof Calais, which had belonged to England for two centuries, was taken by theFrench army under the command of the valiant Francis of Lorraine, Duke ofJuise. Queen Mary was so overwhelmed at this loss that she died a few months. MARY I. THE BLOODY.
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