Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . on the old charge oftreason, although most Englishmen believed that he wasexecuted to please the king of Spain. God has madenobler heroes, but he never made a finer gentleman thanWalter Raleigh. James was eager to marry his son Charles to the Infantaof Spain; the dowry would be large, and he hoped that thealliance would make him powerful in Europe, and enablehim to restore his son-in-law Frederick, who had beendriven from his dominions. The real ruler
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . on the old charge oftreason, although most Englishmen believed that he wasexecuted to please the king of Spain. God has madenobler heroes, but he never made a finer gentleman thanWalter Raleigh. James was eager to marry his son Charles to the Infantaof Spain; the dowry would be large, and he hoped that thealliance would make him powerful in Europe, and enablehim to restore his son-in-law Frederick, who had beendriven from his dominions. The real ruler of England atthis time was George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, whohad been raised from an obscure position to be the greatestpeer in the reahn. Buckingham was just as determined asthe king to carry out the Spanish marriage and thus en-able his master to govern the country independent ofParliament. The wrath of the nation was aroused whenCharles—Baby Charles, his father called him—set off tovisit Spain, accompanied by the duke. But their receptionat the Spanish court pleased neither the prince nor the 1G23-25] THE HOUSE OF STUART 160. The Duke of Buckingham duke, and they returned to England eager to declare war against Spain. Negotiations were then begun for a marriage with one of the French princesses whom Charles had met on his journey. The people were so pleased that the Spanish marriage had been broken off and so rejoiced at the prospect of a war with Spain that they were eager to assist in every way. In the midst of the pre parations for war, however, the king died. 158. Planting colonies.—Up tothis time the English had been astay-at-home people. From nowonwards they began to plant colonies and to make settle-ments in every quarter of the globe. During the reign ofJames I there were two classes of men who turned their eyesto the wonderful country across the Atlantic. The first was acompany of merchants who remembered the stories that hadbeen told about the vast qua
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