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    ehedecapitationofjohnofoldenbaeveldt,the

    dutchstatesn,hesuessof

    therepublicduringthefirsttyyearsofitsindependence,

    andhegreatanisinggeniusofherindiantrading

    pany.inengland,thefeudledtocivilwar.

    butbeforeitellyouofthisoutbreakothefirst

    executionbyprocessoflato

    saysothingabouttheprevioushistoryofengland.inthis

    botogiveyouonlythoseeventsofthepast

    hroupoionsofthepresent

    entioainuhecauseisnot

    tobefoundinanyseypart.ihati

    uldtellyouhappeonorzerlandand

    serbiaanda.buttheselandsexercisedinfluence

    uponthedevelopntofeuropeieenthand

    sevehbyhapolite

    andveryrespectfulbo

    position.allislandhavedoneduring

    thelastfivehundredyearshasshapedtheurseofhistory

    ineveryerofthehoutaproperknowledgeof

    thebackgroundofenglishhistory,youotuand

    youreadinthehereforenecessary

    thatyoukary

    foveoftheeuropean

    onarchs.

    theenglishrevolution

    hohestrugglebethe``divine

    rightofkingsandthelessdivine

    butrereasonable``rightof

    parliantendeddisastrouslyfor

    kingcharlesii

    caesar,theearliestexplorerofnortheeurope,had

    crossedtheelintheyear55b.dhadnquered

    england.duringfourturiestheuntrythenreined

    aronprovihebarbariao

    threatenro,thegarrisonsthefrontier

    thattheyghtdefendthehountryandbritannia

    entandhoutprote.

    assoonasthisbeoongthehungrysaxon

    tribeserny,theysailedacrossthenorthsea

    aheelvesathointheprosperousisland.they

    foundedanuerofindepeanglosaxonkingdo

    socalledaftertheinalangleslishandthesaxon

    invadersbutthesesllstatesh

    eachotherandnokingself

    astheheadofaury.forrethanfivehundred

    years,rbriaandwessexandsussex

    aaanglia,ores,were

    exposedtoattacksfroarioussdinavianpirates.finally

    intheeleveury,england,togetherhnorwayand

    nernybepire

    ofutethegreatavestigesofindependence

    disappeared.

    thedanes,intheurseofti,no

    soonerhanithefourth

    ti.theneieshedesdantsofaribe

    ofeuryhadinvaded

    franandy.,

    dukeofnorndy,ehadlookedacrossthe

    erhanenviouseye,crossedtheelinoctober

    oftheyear1066.atth

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