. The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage. CHAPTER VIII. Heniy III. King of France—Escape of Alen(;on—Rising ofthe Huguenots—Revival of the marriage negotiations—Suggested marriage of Queen EHzabeth and Don John ofAustria—Efforts of Henry HI. and Catharine to providefor Alengon abroad—Alen^ons negotiations with theFlemings—Flight of Alencon from Paris—Elizabethsdistrust of French interference in Flanders—Her nego-tiations with Alencon on the subject—De Bacc]uevilleand De Quincvs mission to England— LAubespineand Rambouillet sent by the King—Spa
. The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage. CHAPTER VIII. Heniy III. King of France—Escape of Alen(;on—Rising ofthe Huguenots—Revival of the marriage negotiations—Suggested marriage of Queen EHzabeth and Don John ofAustria—Efforts of Henry HI. and Catharine to providefor Alengon abroad—Alen^ons negotiations with theFlemings—Flight of Alencon from Paris—Elizabethsdistrust of French interference in Flanders—Her nego-tiations with Alencon on the subject—De Bacc]uevilleand De Quincvs mission to England— LAubespineand Rambouillet sent by the King—Spanish fears of theAlen(;on match—^Alencon enters Flanders and clamoursfor English aid. For the year after the new Kings arrival inFrance, he and his brother seemed to hold rivalCourts. The Kings, perhaps, was the more horribl)-and shamelessly licentious, but both were filledwith quarrelsome, dissolute, and utterly unscrupulousyoung men, who gloried in their vices. Those whosurrounded the King were mostly Catholics, whilstAlencons courtiers were oftener Hug
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