. A short history of England and the British Empire. of intrigue were woven at homeand abroad. In this fightthe Romanists were the ag-gressors ; but the queenfoiled them at every The Failure ofMarys Candidacy. Thefailure of these movementsin the earlier years of thereign was due to severalcauses. Of first importancewas the native loyalty ofthe English people who re-sented any suggestion ofinterference and dictationfrom abroad, even fromRome. Philip MarysII had many difficulties. irons in the fire, especiallydid a threatening revolt inthe Netherlands prove an awkward hindrance. Nor c
. A short history of England and the British Empire. of intrigue were woven at homeand abroad. In this fightthe Romanists were the ag-gressors ; but the queenfoiled them at every The Failure ofMarys Candidacy. Thefailure of these movementsin the earlier years of thereign was due to severalcauses. Of first importancewas the native loyalty ofthe English people who re-sented any suggestion ofinterference and dictationfrom abroad, even fromRome. Philip MarysII had many difficulties. irons in the fire, especiallydid a threatening revolt inthe Netherlands prove an awkward hindrance. Nor could theCatholic party count much on Scotch support for its plans, forthe Scotch people under the leadership of the energetic Calvin-ist John Knox had become Of great Elizabethsimportance, too, was the fact that Elizabeth was marriageunmarried. Her supposed desire to find a suitable neg0husband was her strongest diplomatic If serious danger 1 Tuell and Hatch, No. 36; Innes, I, 325-328; selection from Knox. 2 Innes, I, 341-344-. John Knox After a painting in the possession of LordSomerville. 282 THE TRIUMPH OF ANGLICANISM should threaten from any quarter of Europe, it might be avertedby prolonged negotiations looking toward a matrimonial alli-ance : for it would not seem proper to make war on a future wifeor daughter-in-law. At some time or other almost every mar-riageable prince in Europe, from Philip II of Spain to impover-ished princelings in Germany, was a favored candidate for thequeens hand. With Elizabeth it was all merely a diplomaticgame, but a game that* she played with brilliant success fornearly twenty years. 254. Marys Marriages: the Revolt of the Scotch the chief cause of the Catholic failure was Mary Stuartsscandalous behavior in the matter of her own marriages. Four Marys second years after her return to Scotland, the youngmarriage: queen took as king-consort her cousin Henry Darniey. Darnley of the Lennox family. As the Lennoxes w
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