The student's France, a history of France from the earliest times to the establishment of the second empire in 1852
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ... and congratulated each other, as if the final success of their cause were already achieved. The Guises, however, although the course of events seemed now to have placed the crown within their reach, hesitated to take advantage of the opportunity. The Duke of Mayenne was much inferior in genius and daring to his elder brother, and shrunk from causing a division of his party. He proclaimed the Cardinal of Bourbon (then a prisoner at Tours) king, by the title of Charles X., and contented himself with the appointment of " Lieutenant General of the State and Crown of France." In the camp of St. Cloud the confusion and perplexity were at first extreme. The Catholic nobles, notwithstanding their recent engagement, showed a strong disinclination to accept the succession of the Huguenot Henry of Bourbon; they held a meeting, and placed before him in plain terms the alternative of remaining simply King of Navarre if he persisted in his heresy, or of cmbracing Catholicism and becoming King of France. Henry remonstrated with dignity against this rude treatment, and pointed out that such a sudden change of profession could only be expected from a man with no fixed belief at all. At the same time he declared himself ready to submit to the instruction of a national council, and to give all necessary guarantees for the security of the Catholic religion. After some farther discussion, it was agreed to recognize him on these terms; and on the 4th of August Henry signed, as King of France and Navarre, a solemn declaration, by which he bound himself to maintain the Catholic faith and the property and rights of the Church, to summon within six months a lawful national council and abide by its decisions, and to place in the hands of the Catholics all towns and fortres... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-05-18, Studio: RareBooksClub.com.

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