| 单词 | Low Countries |
| 例句 | Maddie gave a sudden gasp of understanding and waved at the enormous map of southeast England and northwest France and the Low Countries that covered the wall behind her radio. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The truth: We would put his enormous success in the Low Countries down to the widely available skunk, but he's highly rated here, too. Don Diablo (No 751) 2010-03-22T15:50:00Z Lotto’s works featured not only in princely collections in Italy but soon found their way to France, Spain, England and the Low Countries. Art Review: Lorenzo Lotto, Renaissance Master, Gets His Due 2011-04-12T11:30:08Z Through them his work and fame spread from the Low Countries to the Iberian peninsula. Titian: His Life by Sheila Hale – review 2012-07-06T21:55:13Z The earlier examples range through Italy, France and the Low Countries and are sometimes newly attributed, as is explained in the catalog, to which numerous scholars have contributed. Art Review: Portraits From 16th Century and Sculpture at Sperone Westwater 2012-01-26T23:39:20Z Consequently, Charles was not only the elected emperor of Germany, but also, by birthright, the king of Spain and the duke of portions of Austria, Italy, and the Low Countries. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z The king himself, even after the Nazi armies had struck deep north into Scandinavia and clear across the Low Countries to France, did not wish to accept Chamberlain's resignation. Why The King's speech is a gross falsification 2011-01-31T20:30:02Z Catholic occupation had led to massacres and church burnings in the Low Countries, in what is now known as the Eighty Years’ War. ‘Icebound’ Takes Us Back to the Arctic, in All Its Terror and Splendor 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Unlike Asian papermakers, who relied on plants like hemp, mulberry, bamboo and daphne for fiber, mills in Italy, France, Germany and the Low Countries turned to worn-out textiles for their raw material. Can a Papermaker Help to Save Civilization? 2012-02-17T21:39:00Z A trip to the Low Countries isn’t complete until you’ve encountered the Renaissance religious art of Hieronymus Bosch. 36 Hours in Ghent 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z His geographical focus is largely Britain, including Ireland, the Low Countries, Iceland, the Hanseatic towns along the Baltic and the port cities of Denmark and Norway. A new perspective on the birth of Europe in ‘The Edge of the World’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z In the mid-17th century, the border between France and the Low Countries was a hotly contested frontier. When Flemish and French Art Met 2010-10-08T10:00:00Z He was a great collector of illuminated books and some of the best were from Bruges and the Low Countries. British Library digs out decorative paintings to brighten up dark ages 2011-08-24T23:05:02Z Venice’s artists and collectors much admired the works of the 15th-century Flemish masters and the rediscovery of landscape by painters in the Low Countries was a source of particular inspiration to Cima. Ode to Cima From Conegliano 2010-04-09T13:55:00Z Gin’s origins are obscure, but it almost certainly began as jenever in the medieval Low Countries. Re-gin-eration: what’s behind the botanical spirit boom? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z "This is not about Belgium or the Low Countries, this is world heritage," said Sven Gatz, minister of culture for Belgium's Flanders region. Flemish altarpiece masterwork part-restored to former glory 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Iberia, much of Italy, the Low Countries, the Americas from California and Florida to Buenos Aires, the Caribbean and the Philippines were all under his suzerainty. Border line 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Flemish paintings were also highly prized by the Spanish kings, who ruled over much of the Low Countries. 2010-02-10T19:52:00Z Germany is famously a work in progress — as are the nearby Low Countries — and that includes their sightseeing attractions. What’s new in Germany and the Low Countries for 2019 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z For centuries the Habsburg dynasty ruled not only Austria and a vast tract of central Europe but, at their height, Spain, the Low Countries and much of south America. The Habsburgs shaped the story of Europe ? and of its art 2011-07-25T14:10:19Z It also promises to be full of surprises, charting a history of interaction and cross fertilization between artists from Genoa and artists from the rest of Italy, and the Low Countries. Perspective | Genoa and the Baroque: The most spectacular art you’ve never heard of 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z I like thinking of it as a homage to the Low Countries’ Jan Van Eyck, arguably painting’s most inspiring craftsman. Review: Walter Swennen Finds Maturity in New York Solo Debut 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z At one point, the empire spanned Iberia; much of Italy; the Low Countries; the Americas as far north as California; the Caribbean; and the Philippines. Hugh Thomas, Prodigious Author of Spanish History, Dies at 85 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z A Catholic, Philips left Britain in his early 20s, living first in Rome and later in various cities in the Low Countries, where he became a highly regarded court organist and composer. Philips: Cantiones Sacrae 1612 2010-06-17T21:10:00Z The Swiss Brethren was one of several Anabaptist churches—churches rejecting infant baptism in favor of adult baptism—that were established in the sixteenth century, primarily in central Europe and the Low Countries. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The ill-fated plan, which aimed to sweep around heavy German defenses by cutting through the Low Countries, required Allied airborne forces to seize key bridges behind enemy lines and hold them until armor could advance. Legendary WWII hero, Holocaust camp liberator is laid to rest in Arlington 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Without overwhelming help from the Allies in World Wars I and II, France and the Low Countries of Netherlands and Belgium would have been overrun by the Nazis. Opinion | Give Ukraine the help it needs 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In Canada, as in the Low Countries, the accelerants were aggressive conceptions of individual rights and equality. Opinion | Does the modern world still stand for suicide prevention? Unfortunately, the answer is maybe not. 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The Netherlands formerly included Flanders and thus were equivalent geographically and etymologically to the Low Countries”. Ukraine v Austria: Euro 2020 – live! 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Seventeenth-century British soldiers, fighting in the Low Countries, showed a sweet tooth for the local rotgut, and the word “gin” derives from jenever, the Dutch for juniper. The Intoxicating History of Gin 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Through the rest of 1939 and into the spring of 1940, Hitler hunched on the borders of France and the Low Countries, his Panzers idling, poised to strike. What if we covered the climate crisis like we did the start of World War II? | Bill Moyers 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The Vatican may decide to discipline the Brothers of Charity hospitals, but Pope Francis’s influence in the Low Countries is limited. Opinion | How many botched cases would it take to end euthanasia of the vulnerable? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z “Alone” describes in detail the tense political drama that surrounded the emergence of Winston Churchill as prime minister just hours before Germany invaded France and the Low Countries. Review: ‘Alone’ is perfect complement to filmdom’s ‘Dunkirk’ 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Thousands of Nazi troops were marching across the Low Countries towards northern France and the coast. Fleeing Dunkirk: A 1940 holiday in hell - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Anybody glancing at the map will see there are huge clusters of battles recorded in northern France and the Low Countries. The map trying to record every battle ever fought - BBC News 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Appelbaum chairs the World Psychiatric Association’s ethics committee; he says it will address the situation in the Low Countries at a meeting in Munich in March. Where the prescription for autism can be death 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The first Holy Roman Emperor, he ruled the lands from the North Sea down through the Low Countries and radiating outward to Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and so on. Europe’s New Medieval Map 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Advertisement Belgium was formed from part of what were known as the Low Countries, which for centuries were fought over by the dukes of Burgundy, Hapsburg emperors and the rulers of France. Its Capital Frozen, Belgium Surveys Past Failures and Squabbles 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z As in the perversely calm months between the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and the Blitzkrieg into the Low Countries the following spring, nothing much seems to be happening. The U.S.-Russia “phony war”: How Washington warmongers could bring us from stalemate to catastrophe 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Then in spring 1940 the Germans invaded France and the Low Countries. When the UK was bombed nightly for eight months in a row - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z In 1762, the college was expelled from France, and moved through the Low Countries to its present home in Lancashire in 1794. Shakespeare Folio 'left behind' 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The European Low Countries were well represented and well regarded by the beer fans in attendance. Beer geeks show up in force for the Festival; here's what they tasted 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Bono knows all about the fiscal delights of the Low Countries: in 2006, U2 moved the firm that houses its publishing royalties from Ireland to the Netherlands, largely for tax reasons. Death of the Double Irish 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z In 1556 the Low Countries had passed into the hands of the Spanish Hapsburgs, who attempted to tax and regulate these urbanites. Engines of Innovation 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Not unexpectedly, given Studio Job’s Low Countries provenance, many of the designers contributing to Chamber are Dutch. The Dutch Are Back in Town 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Together, they are called the Low Countries - the Netherlands and Belgium united by the flatness of their lands. Belgium, Netherlands, like yoyos at World Cup 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z As it happens, this too linked scientists in Britain and the Low Countries. Whose science is it anyway? 2013-10-11T15:31:49Z There was a touring circuit through the Low Countries into northern Germany and even to Poland. Hamlet to go on world tour 2013-07-16T08:06:06Z His nephew Caesar Augustus who grabbed power after the senate killed Julius Caesar, and his descendants conquered the Balkans, the Low Countries, Western Germany, and much of the Middle East. Ron Paul: From Politician to Pundit 2013-03-06T08:50:00Z He will then line up at the start of the Eneco Tour in the Low Countries next week, with rumours persisting that he may start the Tour of Britain in early September. London 2012: Fabian Cancellara and Cadel Evans doubts for time trial 2012-07-29T13:15:10Z In France, the Low Countries, and Germany they were pre-eminently agriculturists. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Ask any soldier that ever received his pay but in the Low Countries, and he'll tell thee there are Eight days in the week there hard by. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z Needless to say, our further stay in the Low Countries was hurried as quickly as possible, and next day a stout little brig conveyed us from Rotterdam to London. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z His name was as famous in France and England as in the Low Countries and Germany. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z Hence: “Low Countries in the lead against Hungary at half-time.” IHT Rendezvous: Decoding the French Presidential Election Early 2012-04-20T10:58:37Z In 1610 he served as a volunteer in the Low Countries under the prince of Orange, whose intimate friend he became, and distinguished himself at the capture of Juliers from the emperor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Prince Henry was just then engaged in the siege of Breda, a town which was oftener lost and won than any other in the long wars of the Low Countries. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z The others entered the army; one was killed in the Low Countries, the youngest obtained the rank of general and married and settled in London. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z We must ascend to that epocha, when the fiscal and religious despotism of Spain carried into the Low Countries the yoke of civil servitude and the flames of the Inquisition. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Being robbed of all his baggage and property in the Low Countries by some dastardly Frenchmen, he fortunately met with great kindness and generosity from several noble families. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z In the Low Countries, Henry sent subsidies to the Dutch in their struggle against Spain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z After living in the Low Countries, he removed to England and was present at the battle of the Boyne. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Among the papers relating to the Low Countries in the S.P.O. is the following in illustration of Shakespeare’s well-known line, p. William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground 2012-03-29T02:00:13.153Z Sir, The following is an extract from the registry of the resolutions of their High Mightinesses, the States-General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z He studied industriously under Louis and other famous physicians and surgeons in France, and in his vacations visited the Low Countries, England, Scotland and Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Once among his subjects of the Low Countries, he might dare the utmost malice of his opponents. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Sherley the elder was paymaster to the forces in the Low Countries, and his accounts were deficient. William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground 2012-03-29T02:00:13.153Z We ought not to impute to slavery the fall of the commerce of the Austrian Low Countries. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z The first spread from Turkey, through Hungary and Poland, to Russia, thence to Norway and Sweden, and along the shores of the Baltic Sea to the Low Countries. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In the Low Countries are the true primitives, he declared, as the only mysticism is that of John of the Cross and Saint Teresa. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The commercial prosperity of the Low Countries filled his coffers with money, and the hardy Burgundian population gave him, at command, a bold and intrepid soldiery. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z After a tour in Scotland and Ireland, he set out in April 1775 upon an extended tour through France, the Low Countries and Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z But they would clamor much louder, if the liberty of the Scheldt should restore to the Low Countries the hope of recovering their ancient commerce. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Melted in the Low Countries under Spinola--that is, these thirteen years back--minted by Wallenstein, tried by the noble general! My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Henry VIII. invited him to England, but he preferred the court of Margaret of Austria, regent of the Low Countries. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z These houses seem to speak rather of rich Lynn merchants of the past, trading with the Low Countries on a scale very large for those days. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z A year of travel spent in visiting Paris, London and the Low Countries determined his vocation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z If all the Low Countries had remained attached to the confederation, they would all have partaken of the riches, the industry, the power, and the grandeur of the United Provinces. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z She knew it well, as all France and the Low Countries knew it in those days, for the name of the boldest and staunchest warrior on the Huguenot side. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z It leaped like a wild beast upon the Low Countries, for the destruction of Protestantism. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z After this he served in the Low Countries, and was present at the battle of Val. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z After the death of the latter he wandered homewards, taking Paris on his way, and served under Van der Meulen, then employed in illustrating for Louis XIV. the campaign of 1667-1668 in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The Austrian Low Countries were not able to recover their brilliant commerce, because they had lost it. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z His Majesty being in the Low Countries when the Lord-General had restored the secluded members, the Parliament sent part of the royal navy to bring him for England, which they did in May, 1660. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z It was not invincible in the Low Countries. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Damme, although long neglected, preserves some remains of its former prosperity, thanks to its remoteness from the area of international strife in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Moderate cost, with constant care, will easily preserve what is drained; the Low Countries affording many proofs thereof. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z A part of the commerce of Germany, and several 45 Provinces of France with Holland, would have no other market than the Low Countries, if the imposts and the collection of them were not tyrannical. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z To improve his knowledge of astrology, astronomy, and medicine, he visited Portugal, the Low Countries, and the East. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z That showed how important it is to be continually building vessels for the Filipinas, and for the governor to be a seaman rather than a soldier of the Low Countries. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z A grand plan is spoken of, whereby the Emperor would endeavor to obtain Bavaria, and in return, give the Low Countries to the Palatine House; a bargain, which betters and increases the Imperial forces. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z “It was hard to discover,” wrote Clarendon, “which feared him most, France, Spain or the Low Countries.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Shall he expose himself in the present moment to spread the flames of a general war in Europe, and to lose perhaps the Low Countries, which would be from that moment surrounded by inimical powers. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z On his way to England, in order to improve his knowledge in art, he travelled leisurely through France, Holland, and the Low Countries, examining in his route whatever was worthy of notice. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z France, Germany and the Low Countries count for much in the history of stained glass; and in no two places was the pace of progress quite the same. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z In the meanwhile, the Emperor had another plan in view, of which I wrote to you in my last letters; it was to exchange his dominions in the Low Countries for the Electorate of Bavaria. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Art, industry, and commerce flourished in the Low Countries as they had never flourished before. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z He is Master of the Horse to the Archduchess, and Knight of the Golden Fleece, a very courteous Nobleman, and one of the richest in the Low Countries. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z The loss this brought to the city was, however, compensated for by the immigration of Protestant refugees from the Low Countries and Jews from Spain and Portugal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The vessels produced by the 16th-century glass-workers in Germany, Holland and the Low Countries are closely allied in form and decoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z These, meanwhile, under the leadership of Marshal Saxe, were occupying the Low Countries almost without interruption or resistance. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z He soon decided to change his profession; and resolved to trail a pike as a soldier under the prince of Orange in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z There was a time when the people of England were very inferior to those of the Low Countries, of France, and of Germany, in various productions of manufacturing industry. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z I believe there is at this day forty times more gold and silver in the Low Countries than in England. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Low Countries and the United Provinces.—The glass industry of the Low Countries was chiefly influenced by Italy and Spain, whereas German influence and technique predominated in the United Provinces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z They promised Don Carlos to declare him chief governor of the Low Countries, if he would allow liberty of opinion in religion. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z The persecutions in France and the Low Countries had driven a large number of foreigners to London, and here the Flemings introduced the manufacture of wool into cloth. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The Puritan imagination saw the Queen gathering in contributions from the religious houses of the Low Countries, many of which were English. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z "I do not know--perhaps to join Piccolomini in Bohemia--perhaps to join Alva in the Low Countries--wherever a soldier's sword has work to do." The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z A greater and more lasting influence on English glass-making came from France and the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The inquisitors had waited his return from the Low Countries, to do him honour in this grand festival. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z In the north of Europe, facing the North Sea, is a low, rich land, intersected by rivers and washed far into its interior by the tides, known as Holland, the Low Countries, or the Netherlands. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z She brought with her a thousand old soldiers from the Low Countries, for she had heard rumours of a plot to seize her on landing. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z "Blue, white, and red of Low Countries,"—"Red, white, and blue of France,"—"English Constitution,"—"Puritan fathers, Cavaliers," &c., &c. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z We are determined to go in person to the Low Countries and to request the help of the Pope and of the Emperor. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z These emigrations were most numerous after the year 1550, when several Bibles, which had been printed in the Spanish language in the Low Countries, were prohibited as containing the opinions of the new heretics. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z The Low Countries were always greatly prized by Charles, and in spite of the severities of his rule he held their affection and loyalty until his death. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z His Annals of the Low Countries was begun as an official duty while he held the appointment of historiographer, and was being continued and retouched by him to the last. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z After this tragic event bull-fights were prohibited in Italy, though for a time revived by the Spanish in that country after their conquest of Flanders and the Low Countries. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A Spanish Archbishop asked him to have six thousand heads cut off or the same number of bodies burned, in order to root the malignant Lutheran heresy out of the Low Countries. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The duke replied, that doubtless the king did not wish to expose him to the dangers which he would incur in the Low Countries from the quarrels which had arisen between the principal noblemen. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z Trade between Portugal and the Netherlands Forbidden.—A large portion of the commerce of the Low Countries had been with Lisbon. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z In 1544 he married the widow of William Read, a London merchant, but he still continued to reside principally in the Low Countries, having his headquarters at Antwerp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "That other merchants, besides the Merchant Adventurers' Company, may freely trade with dyed and dressed cloths, and all sorts of coloured cloths, into Germany and the Low Countries." A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z “Ah, it only remains for us poor Roman Catholics to leave the Low Countries, since there they allow this bawling cry: ‘Long live the Beggars! The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Although the enemies of Prince Farnese made every effort to ruin him, Philip did not deprive him of his office, and he remained Governor of the Low Countries till his death in 1592. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z Here the towns of Flanders and of the Low Countries, or Holland, received them and passed them on again to England and eastward to the countries of the Baltic. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z The Groots were a branch of a family of distinction, which had been noble in France, but had removed to the Low Countries more than a century before. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "Ha, ha," yapped the Major, "I pickled my skin in the Low Countries." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z “In these letters, Messire de Montigny wrote: “‘The king is exceeding wroth at what has come to pass in the Low Countries, and he will punish the abettors of trouble at a given hour.’ The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Philip II. wished to show the Count de Fuentes that though he punished the guilty he knew how to reward a faithful subject, and made him governor of the Low Countries. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z There are at least three issues of the Accidence from London presses, and a fourth in an abridged shape from an Antwerp one, presumably for the convenience of English residents in the Low Countries. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z The great master of the Low Countries, Jan van Eyck, visited the Peninsula, and from that time the Flemish influence continued to increase in potency. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z This was why the inhabitants of the Wells saw a veteran of the Low Countries shaken up like a cherry in a basket. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Many feasts were given by the rhetoricians of all the cities in the Low Countries, or nearly all. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z In the Low Countries the campaign as before began with a great siege. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z He was entrusted by Colbert with the care and investigation of the records concerning the Low Countries preserved at Lille, where great part of his life was spent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z "In the Low Countries she was so beloved as to be styled 'the Queen of Hearts.'" A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c. 2011-10-19T02:00:19.497Z In the year 1635 he served under the prince of Orange in Holland, and fought with credit and received many wounds during engagements in the Low Countries and in Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z And all the curses, miseries, fevers, plagues, conflagrations, ruins, desolations, cankers, English sweating sickness and black plagues will fall upon the Low Countries. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z In the Low Countries the French marshal d’Humi�res, being in superior force, had obtained special permission to offer battle to the Allies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z That is why I have tolerated the reformed religion in Germany while punishing it severely in the Low Countries. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z He had, however, just time to escape, and fled to the Low Countries, where he lived in various towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z And then, dame, you slander the virtue of the Low Countries. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z We will reduce the Low Countries under our absolute sway, and will change and modify to our mind state, religion, and government.’” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z He seems to have acquitted himself with bravery and distinction in many different sieges and engagements both in the Low Countries and in Italy. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z We shall reclaim the Low Countries to absolute obedience, and according to our own will we shall modify the constitution of that State, its religion and its government.’” The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Austria, though now removed to a distance from England by the cession of the Low Countries, had been for more than a century its almost constant ally. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z These gables possess round members—"cuspings"—and steps, built pretty much the same way in which they were made in England and the Low Countries. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z Till Eulenspiegel is a legendary medieval figure in Germany and the Low Countries. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z "Well, neighbor," said Lecamus, "in the Low Countries the citizens govern themselves by provosts over them, who elect a temporary chief." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Gelderland was now definitely amalgamated with the Habsburg dominions in the Netherlands, until the revolt of the Low Countries led to its partition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z He sailed as a soldier of fortune to the Low Countries in 1572, and was driven by stress of weather to Brill, which luckily for him had just fallen into the hands of the Dutch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z From thence, knowing that Albert had not sufficient means to maintain his own army in the Low Countries, Cobham should go to Spain, to procure the king to assist and further her pretended title. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In Germany I tolerated the reformed faith that I punished severely in the Low Countries. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z I have been in London, lad, in the Low Countries and in France, and I never saw a sweeter bit of work. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z They were, I understand, always an adventurous family, and some of them who took part in the wars there in the old days intermarried with the Spaniards then holding the Low Countries. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The Low Countries claim credit for the first employment of engraved wood blocks for commercial purposes. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z For I knew that long since—in the late Queen's time—he held that course with him in the Low Countries, as was well known to my Lord Treasurer, and to my Lord Cecil. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z There have perished at my hands, in the Low Countries and for heresy, fifty thousand of their most hardy men and prettiest maids. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z In the fore-part of the last century, he served in the Low Countries, under the orders of Marshal Saxe. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z It runs from the Low Countries to the sands of Cree.' The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z It was certainly cradled in the Low Countries, and finding the time and conditions of art congenial there, flourished abundantly. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z While he was in exile in the Netherlands, many people crossed over to the Low Countries in order to be touched by him, and they returned cured of many different diseases. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I would fain see dead and eaten by worms the oppressors of the Low Countries. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Early in life Feltham visited Flanders, and published observations in 1652 under the title of A Brief Character of the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The evangelical doctrine is enthusiastically welcomed at Antwerp and other cities of the Low Countries. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z In the Low Countries an illustrated war gazette was published as early as 1605. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Then, on account of the wars and other troubles which afflicted the Low Countries at the time, the Cause was suspended. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z The Low Countries don't want war with England. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In the Low Countries and Cologne, which were very fertile of printed books, Gothic was the favourite. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The dominions of the house of Austria, widely scattered in the Low Countries, Germany and Italy, were exposed to the attacks of the French revolutionary governments and of Napoleon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Thus by Louis XI.’s short-sighted error the house of Austria established itself in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z In the year 1513 Luther was already thirty years of age, and Charles V. in the Low Countries was a boy of thirteen, accumulating knowledge under the direction of the future Adrian VI. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z England had the spare people to settle the Americas, which the Low Countries never had, but we've had the bottoms to ship them what they need. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This regiment, of which he took the head, did good service in the Low Countries, and although distinguished in many actions, he received nothing but thanks,—happily not wanting more, if so much. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z He had been in diplomacy since his boyhood; he had joined an embassy in the Low Countries at the age of sixteen, and lived long enough to see the whole map of Europe new coloured. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z This corps had originally been recruited in the Low Countries, and among them were several foreigners. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But I’ve not seen any of them lately, having just come back from the Low Countries, where I’ve been fighting a bit. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The choice of Liége as a residence seems to have been mainly owing to the disquiet caused to the Catholics in the Low Countries by the remonstrances of the English Government. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z Have you forgotten, then, that when my Subjects in the Low Countries rebelled against me, you not only furnish'd them with military Stores, but join'd them with an Army and a Fleet? Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z In Germany and the Low Countries few, if any, quite untrained wood-cutters were employed, and this is true also of Paris and Florence. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z The French immediately abandoned the Low Countries, and, remaining in observation, made no attempt whatever to prevent Eugene’s army, covered by that of Marlborough, making the siege of Lille. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z He had been abroad, in the Low Countries, and with Gustavus of Sweden, battling for the good cause. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Potted fish, especially anchovies, found great favour with him; and he regretted that he had not brought a better supply of these from the Low Countries. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z A vast body of translations from the French is recounted, including latterly the works of the Protestant refugees printed in the free Low Countries or in England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z But there was very little good taste even in 17 the Low Countries, and from a typographical standpoint the seventeenth century is a Sahara with hardly any oases. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z For the French eruption up to the Rhine in the Low Countries and the Palatinate, had no permanent military basis upon which to depend. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z He made frequent missionary excursions to the pagans of the Low Countries, and also founded a great many monasteries and churches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The Low Countries were very prosperous at this time and took up seriously the problem of helping the poor. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The example of the Low Countries, then in successful revolt against the monarchic-clerical power of Spain, and organized upon the republican pattern, inspired their brothers in France to renewed efforts. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Artist, musician, poet, philosopher, theologian, linguist, she was the admiration of the scholars of the world and the pride of the Low Countries—the land of her birth. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Following upon this success, Dumouriez pressed on to what had been, from the first moment of his power at the head of the army, his personal plan—to wit, the invasion of the Low Countries. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z In 1544 the Reformation was introduced, and in the following years numerous Protestant refugees from the Low Countries found their way to the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z More's literary reputation rests more particularly on his "Utopia," written when he was thirty-seven years of age, during his absence from England on the commission in the Low Countries with Cuthbert Tunstal. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The Admiral's answer was: 'The only thing that keeps me back at court is the almost positive prospect of Flanders and the Low Countries rising against the bloodthirsty tyranny of Philip II. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Faukes was brought over from the Low Countries, as a man likely to be of much service in such an enterprise. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z To understand why this invasion failed and why Dumouriez thought it might succeed, we must appreciate the military and political situation of the Low Countries at the time. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z The Low Countries derbies are special and are just under two hours away by train. Being there: Sport in 2011 2011-01-01T21:20:16Z In the Low Countries, while we do not always know the names of the sculptors, their beautiful monuments are with us. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z To these, the federation of the Low Countries, should the same be established, will offer a form of government to their taste.' The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z "As of one fitter to feat in a couranto, at court, than trail a pike in the Low Countries." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The invasion of the Low Countries began with a great, though somewhat informal and unfruitful success, in the victory of Jemappes. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Each chamber, and in process of time every town in the Low Countries, possessed one, and took as its title some fanciful or heraldic sign. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z These tapestries were to be manufactured in the Low Countries, but the Pope wanted the subjects that were to be represented to come from Raphael. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Here is a letter from his Majesty Philip II of Spain, who was the first to get wind of the scheme, through one of his agents in the Low Countries. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z He will burn, sack, and destroy all along the Spanish main, whilst the other will but make a sort of harnessed masque through the Low Countries. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Gullit is now interviewing them: "The Low Countries are in the heart of Europe = how important is that?" he asks the Belgian PM, who assures him that it's very important indeed. World Cup D-day ? live! 2010-12-02T07:40:00Z Cond�, in the Spanish Low Countries, opposed with inferior forces the united army of Spaniards, Dutch and Austrians under William, and held the Meuse from Grave to Charleroi on the Sambre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Their schools became centres of the spiritual and intellectual life of the Low Countries and the Rhineland, and during the course of the fifteenth century they grew in numbers and in the attendance of scholars. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z According to the Cardinal, the plot is to offer my son the sovereignty of the Low Countries, besides Guyenne and other provinces, upon condition that he embrace the Reformed religion. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The good Sir Hugh had suddenly returned to his home from the Low Countries. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z One person who has long expressed his fondness for the Low Countries is Belgium's 2009 Overseas Sports Personality of the Year. Tour de France 2010 diary: French fall out of love with Mark Cavendish 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z It is now time to consider the growth of prose literature in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z What Bruges was to the Low Countries, and especially Flanders as an art capital at the beginning of Columbus' Century, Nuremberg was to Southern Germany. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z An uprising in Flanders and the Low Countries offers me the means of putting an end to the shedding of French blood and of securing a new and safe country to our brothers. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z It was a sad way to end another day of racing in the Low Countries that had mostly been notable for the ferocious passion of the roadside support. Tour carnage prompts peloton protest 2010-07-05T21:44:00Z "The whole scenario says 'Low Countries', and is easy to visualise," she says of the following example, "I can see the pleasure taken in the scene portrayed": A cyclist approaches. The love of haiku 2010-03-20T12:27:00Z In the canals of the Low Countries he had caught a fever, of which he never shook off the effects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The goldsmith or silversmith in the Low Countries, in Italy, in Nuremberg, easily became a sculptor in the highest sense of the term, and not infrequently turned his attention successfully to other arts. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Apprehending no treason, they all shared the expectations of Coligny with respect to the revolt in the Low Countries. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In May 1940, the Netherlands fell in Germany’s invasion of the Low Countries. 2010-01-12T01:00:00Z The termination "feld" was clearly introduced from over the water, for it still exists in the Low Countries, and bears the same meaning. Cathedral Cities of England Anne, it may be remembered, was said, on her journey through the Low Countries, to have promised Montigny's family to intercede with her lord in his behalf. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Skippon, Astley, Goring, Rupert, and many others soon to be famous were distinguished as company and regimental officers in the battles and sieges of Germany and the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The Emperor of Germany and Monsieur Coligny have promised to the Duke of Anjou, in case he consents to go over to the reformers, the sovereignty of the Low Countries, of Saintonge and of Poitou. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Accordingly, in the spring of 1663, accompanied by Mr Willughby, Mr Skippon, and Mr Bacon, his pupils, he crossed to Calais, and traversing the Low Countries, visited Germany, Italy, and several islands in the Mediterranean. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History In the Low Countries words very similar appear as the names of streets. Cathedral Cities of England These books, compiled by de Vries and Dietterlin, emanated from the Low Countries, and their influence extended to England during the Elizabethan period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The practice of collecting autographs or signatures originated in Germany and the Low Countries, chiefly among members of the universities, and dates at least from the sixteenth century. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis This was printed at Padua more than a century after his death and later at Lyons, and there seems to have been another edition in the Low Countries. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time Observations, Topographical, Moral, and Physiological, made in a Journey through Part of the Low Countries, &c. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History In 1814 Prince Charles Anselm of Thurn and Taxis attempted unsuccessfully to regain possession of the posts in the Low Countries. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "The Life and Actions, Heroic and Pleasant, of the invincible Emperor Charles V." was long a favorite chap-book in the Low Countries. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 The Low Countries, however, revolted, and he was unsuccessful in the war of 1788 against the Porte. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Altogether he did not remain there more than a year, and then returned to the Low Countries. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time Marlborough sailed for the Continent, to take the command of the armies in the Low Countries, on the 20th April 1706. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 "They belong to the Low Countries; they are no better than the Italians." Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster "In that case, then," says he, "the sooner I deceive you the better; so turn out for the Low Countries." Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Thus Germany, in comparison with its happier neighbours in England and the Low Countries, was thrown back about two hundred years. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. To those who know the traditions of that time in the teaching of the classic languages along the Rhine and in the Low Countries, these accomplishments of Vesalius will not be surprising. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time An English fleet has combined with a French army to wrest from Holland the barrier of Dutch independence, and the key to the Low Countries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Here our company was still further increased by a certain Petrus from the Low Countries, a handsome young fellow, tall and well set up, who for a long time had been soldiering in Welch countries. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In the war time, Boudin was in Brittany and then in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" He might now have risen to the highest rank, had he not made himself disagreeable to Prince Eugene, who sent him as master of the ordnance to the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The King of the Low Countries was not a very scrupulous person, and his daughter took after him. The Green Fairy Book Linen was made at that time in Flanders; and as late as 1417 the fine linen used in England was imported from France and the Low Countries. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 We started for the Low Countries on September 12, the emperor going down the Rhine in a boat. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In the remainder of the war in the Low Countries he held high commands, and he was present at Fleurus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Illustrations abound in the books printed at Augsburg in the early ’seventies, and in the ’eighties are common in Germany, France and the Low Countries, while in Italy their full development dated from about 1490. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Holland and the Low Countries can show no printed book with a date earlier than 1473, while the celebrated city of Haarlem's first dated book was produced ten years later. The Story of Books The jugs of this type, known as Greybeards or Bellarmines, which were exported in profusion to England, Scandinavia and the Low Countries, were mostly made here. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The voyage from Milan and across France was delightful, he said; he was familiar with the roads as far as the Low Countries. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In the fifteenth century, Philip the Good of Burgundy, by purchase, usurpation, and marriage dower, became the head of the Low Countries. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women In 1450 his name appears in the Bruges records as standing joint surety for the sum of �100; and in 1463 he was acting governor of the company of Merchant Adventurers in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Yet notwithstanding so long a residence in the Low Countries, he describes himself as “mercer of ye cyte of London.” The Story of Books He proposed, therefore, under some excuse of business in the Low Countries, to cross over previously. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII He went through all the campaigns in Germany, the Low Countries and Hungary. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The greatest impression seems to have been made upon the traveller by the enormous wealth of the Low Countries, and the adjective “costly” continually recurs. Dürer Artist-Biographies The Low Countries responded more largely to the impulse of the Renaissance than, with some local exceptions, any other of the Germanic lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The Drurys and Donne left Paris for Spa in May 1612, and travelled in the Low Countries and Germany until September, when they returned to London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In France, Spain, the Low Countries, even in England, heretics had been harshly dealt with, but it was the governments that had burnt and massacred all those people, not the Church. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses At the closure of the Diet, I took, like his Imperial Majesty, the road to the Low Countries. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Albert was not content to stay in sequestered Jula, and, wandering over Germany and the Low Countries, at last came to Nuremberg, where he settled in 1455, in the service of the goldsmith Hieronymus Haller. Dürer Artist-Biographies The art of acting flourished in the Low Countries even during the troubles of the great revolt; but the birth of the regular drama was delayed till the advent of quieter times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Afterwards served in the Low Countries and in Ireland. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History Some of these mendicant paraphernalia are still to be found in ancient cabinets in the Low Countries, or were in the time of Vandervynckt. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 From France the adventurer went to the Low Countries, where he served for four years under the standard of the patriot army against Spain, in the war that eventuated in their independence. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Others claim with equal positiveness, and less capability of proof, that they were devoted to the Low Countries. Dürer Artist-Biographies He had been in Spain, in Austria, in France, and the Low Countries; he had travelled through England, and passed nearly a year in Ireland. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The young Englishman talked a steady stream for two or three moments, giving a brief account of their movements since the day the Nazi armies broke through into Belgium and the Low Countries. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk The king hoped before long to visit the Low Countries in person. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He was called to the bar in the Middle Temple; studied for some time in the Low Countries; visited the court of France, and was chosen Fellow of the Royal Society. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia More lately the Rath of Antwerp, while I remained in the Low Countries, also made me an offer, 300 florins of Philippe a year, and a fair mansion to live in. Dürer Artist-Biographies Austria, which had sent forty thousand men to the Low Countries and twenty thousand to the Rhine, had just signed a treaty of alliance with Prussia, "to put an end to the troubles in France." Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty "Yes, she has lately arrived—a day or two ago—from some convent in the Low Countries, where she has lived since she was a child." The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Granvelle maintained a busy correspondence with his partisans in the Low Countries, and sent the results of it—frequently the original letters themselves—to Madrid. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 No wonder the Spaniards held the Low Countries with a grasp of iron—the whole land is a garden. An American Girl Abroad In 1127 Lombard merchants, journeying by the long route which descends from the passes of the Alps toward Champagne and the Low Countries, reach the fairs of Flanders. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism "It is young Mr. James Renwick, who is going abroad to study and be ordained at Groningen in the Low Countries," said one near to me. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The women in Germany and the Low Countries toil equally with the men. Maids Wives and Bachelors "He therefore did not feel bound by it, but reserved to himself the right to punish the guilty, and especially the authors and abettors of sedition in the Low Countries." History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He fought with distinction under his father in Franche-Comt� and the Low Countries; but he was heartless, avaricious and undoubtedly insane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Its preliminary manifestations are found at the two extremities of the Continent, Italy and the Low Countries. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism This I liked well enough, so long as he spoke of Groningen and the Low Countries. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Save Cologne, there is no great cathedral, either in Germany or the Low Countries, which in any way rivals the masterpieces of Paris, Reims, or Amiens, or even Lincoln or York in England. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine After his visits, during his father's lifetime, to England and the Low Countries, he rarely travelled farther, as his graceless son satirically hinted, than from Madrid to Aranjuez, or Madrid to the Escorial. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 His intelligence had not kept him from gambling away a fine patrimony in the Low Countries, where his family had once been great. Francezka He is supposed to have been a native of the Low Countries, and probably his real name was Clowet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" There is one waiting in the Low Countries whence I came, and looking towards the hills of Scotland, to see if there be any faithful. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The see was formerly a suffragan of Cologne, and the only bishopric in the Low Countries except Tournai and Utrecht. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine I allude to the troubles in the Low Countries, which he is said to have looked upon with no unfriendly eye. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 “I start for the Low Countries to-morrow,” he cried, giving me a whack on the back that nearly knocked me off my chair. Francezka The “grandfather” case was also made in the Low Countries, of generous height, very swelling and bulbous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Alicia hardly remembered, very clearly, where the Low Countries might be. Their Son; The Necklace It contains a fine set of chimes, so frequently an adjunct to the churches and municipal belfries of the Low Countries. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine It is a common notion here," he writes to the secretary, Perez, "that they are all ready in Spain to sacrifice the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The marshal wishes to know if the Austrians are observing the neutrality they 248 engaged for in the Low Countries. Francezka He appears to have made a very unhappy marriage at this time, and returned to the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Born in the mountains of Provence, he had travelled much in the Low Countries and the East. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages And from that day to this the Rhenish provinces and the Low Countries bordering upon the sea have occupied a prominent place in history. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The cardinal, on leaving the Low Countries, retired to his patrimonial estate at Besan�on,—embellished with all that wealth and a cultivated taste could supply. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 A few years later the Mercers are described as sending forth, twice a year, a fleet of 50 or 60 ships, laden with cloth, for the Low Countries. Old and New London Volume I He fought his way through nearly every campaign in Scotland and the Low Countries for thirty years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" In the Low Countries Rome had suffered a rude check, which brought the Inquisition into vogue there, and consequently closed France against it: Toulouse alone, as being the old Albigensian country, having endured the Inquisition. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages There is also a fine chime of bells, which will remind one of the churches of the Low Countries when he hears its limpid notes ring out upon the still air. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine To this conclave he communicated briefly the state of the Low Countries, and their demand to enjoy freedom of conscience in matters of religion. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He was present at the funeral of Charles V., seems to have foreseen the coming troubles in the Low Countries, and commented on the rash courage of Count Egmont. Old and New London Volume I In June 1521 he paid a sudden visit to the Low Countries, and remained there for some months. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Even in the Low Countries, where other sects were free, and the notion of unity abandoned, the Catholics were oppressed. The History of Freedom Many of the blocks were, very probably, purchased in the Low Countries. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Pius had beheld with keen anguish the spread of heresy in the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Several medal were also stamped in the Low Countries. Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 Fromentin, of all men, does not mention his name in his always admirable book on the art of the Low Countries; no doubt one cause for his neglect. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Alva's reign of Terror had failed to pacify the Low Countries, and he was about to resign the hopeless task to an incapable successor. The History of Freedom Paris, Venice, Rome, Vienna, the Low Countries, received an ever-increasing flood of English visitors. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Indeed, his correspondence shows that all he had done in the Low Countries was in accordance with a plan preconcerted with Philip. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Order and More Stable Ways In May, 1611 Sir Thomas Dale, on military leave from his post in the Low Countries, arrived as deputy governor of Virginia. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 With the patriots in the Low Countries and with the Protestant princes of Germany, the French agents were in even more active conference. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 They say it is bad for a green wound, but in the Low Countries we all drank water when we found the chance, and I could never perceive we were the worse for it.“ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Lechanché and Jenron, believe that this art was coeval in the Low Countries with Roman civilization and Christianity; but it would appear that the weavers had fled to Britain to escape from the Romans. Needlework As Art "Thank God," writes the duke of Alva to his sovereign, on the twenty-fourth of October, "all is tranquil in the Low Countries." History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The innate taste of the Stewarts, no doubt, created an atmosphere of culture in the Court, and this tendency was further strengthened by commercial relations with the Low Countries and political associations with France. Raeburn If I succeed in going in arms to the Low Countries, I hope that I may do signal service, and change hatred into good-will. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 At the age of eighteen he enlisted as a volunteer in the Low Countries; but in 1596 he settled in London, as a playwright. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer It survives, however, in peasant dress in the Low Countries. Needlework As Art After languishing some time in prison, they were allowed to return to the Low Countries, bearing with them letters from Montigny, requesting his friends to provide for them in consideration of their sacrifices for him. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 On their side the Allies had not been idle; and preparations had been made for transferring the weight of the contest to the Low Countries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 The "Beggars" of the Low Countries, like the Huguenots in their last war, had taken up arms in defence of their religious, and, to a less degree, of their civil rights. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 In April of the same year he was sent as ambassador to Spain, and in 1539-40 was with the court of Charles V. in the Low Countries. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer In manners and customs, and indeed in speech to some extent, these cities all partake somewhat of the locale of those of the Low Countries. The Cathedrals of Northern France The Low Countries were the "debatable land," on which the various sects of Reformers, the Lutheran, the Calvinist, the English Protestant, contended for mastery with the established church. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Every thing announced a more important campaign than the preceding had proved in the Low Countries. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 He was Court painter to Margaret of Austria, Governess of the Low Countries, and retained the same post under her successor, Mary of Hungary. Six Centuries of Painting The Emperor is full of the project of removing his East India Company from Trieste to Ostend, and of augmenting the commerce of his subjects, particularly in the Low Countries. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX These simple and somewhat plain types exemplify the style which was in vogue at the same time in the Low Countries. The Cathedrals of Northern France It had the deeper interest for him, from its influence on the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 If the King was unwilling to take so much, they desired the right to export again from England to the Low Countries, Ireland, Turkey, and elsewhere. Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660 I found afterwards the same laudable custom of St. Boniface’s cup in the Low Countries, France and Italy, &c. amongst the religious. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness I send you herewith the plan of a treaty to be concluded between the United States and the Seven United Provinces of the Low Countries, as soon as the circumstances will permit it. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX This territory was then divided into several provinces, which were called, usually, the Low Countries, on account of the low and level situation of the land. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History The Calvinists in the border provinces of the Low Countries felt, in particular, great sympathy with the movements of their French brethren. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 At the time when town-and-market halls were common in the central squares of free towns in Italy, Germany and the Low Countries, they were absent in England. The Fairfax County Courthouse Robert is of a stronger build, and can weather the frosts and bitter cold of the Low Countries.' Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Of his own journey into the Low Countries, recently published, I never met with a copy. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The Low Countries were very unwilling to submit to the tyrannical government which Philip exercised over them. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History This liberal sentiment found less favor in the Low Countries than in Spain. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 His knowledge of business, however, induced him, either upon his own account or as agent of some merchant, to travel to the Low Countries for a short time. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History I am starting in a few days to the Low Countries, as Governor of Flushing.' Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Look at it in the Low Countries, and see it overwhelming them under an inundation of armies and scaffolds. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Leicester and Drake.Leicester sets out for the Low Countries. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Crippled as they were by conditions, they were regarded in the Low Countries with distrust, not to say contempt. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 In 1477, however, he had undoubtedly quitted the Low Countries and taken up his residence in the vicinity of Westminster Abbey, where and in which year he printed his "Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Again and again hope had been raised that he was in one of the Popish centres which were scattered over the Low Countries. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Haweis speaks of the difficulty he encountered in finding data about the chimes of the Low Countries, alleging that the published accounts and rumors about their size, weight, and age are seldom accurate or reliable. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders Horace had been a colonel; and from Æschylus, who fought at Marathon, to Ben Jonson, who trailed a pike in the Low Countries, the list of martial civilians is a long one. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 This visit of the king to the Low Countries, respecting which so much was said and so little was done, seems to have furnished some amusement to the wits of the court. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Among the curiosities of literature of Elizabeth's reign, were certain books ascribed to a Dutchman, by name Henry Nicholas, translated into English, and probably imported from the Low Countries. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The window of her long, spacious parlour opened out upon a verandah, and had a typical view of the Low Countries stretched before them. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney All this is historical ground, the Low Countries of history. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders They were taken up by the merchants of the Low Countries at an interest of 14 per cent. The History of London During his stay in the Low Countries, he was in constant communication with the English cabinet, and took a lively interest in the government of the kingdom. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Resolved, That Mr Laurens, when he enters upon his mission to the United Provinces of the Low Countries, be empowered to appoint a Secretary with a salary of one thousand dollars per annum. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI The friends started from Sandwich on July 11, and were received in the Low Countries by Lord Grey; they were entertained at Ostend with extraordinary respect, but they gained nothing of political or diplomatic value. Raleigh "Deliberate" entrenchments in the Low Countries mean parapets, not ditches. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders He soon attracted the Queen's notice, fought in the Low Countries, and took part in the defeat of the Armada. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) This single item of trade with one of their neighbors may suggest some notion of the extent of the commerce of the Low Countries at this period. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 She sighed deeply on hearing of the continual levies for the war, and shed tears on receiving the long lists of dead and wounded from the Low Countries. Political Women, Vol. 2 On the 20th of June in the following year Louis Philippe drove into town from Twickenham to learn the news from the Low Countries. Lectures on the French Revolution Before we came to Flanders we had been told a great deal about the trenches in the Low Countries. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Leopold was now free to deal with the Low Countries, which were reduced to order before the end of the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The consequences of the troubles in France, as had been foreseen, were soon visible in the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 She wished to visit the Low Countries, but was not permitted. Political Women, Vol. 2 English ambitions in the Low Countries had been made evident by the expedition of the Duke of Gloucester, Henry V's brother, who had championed Jacqueline of Bavaria's cause against the duke. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Then, being left alone and penniless by the death of his father in the Low Countries, he had journeyed to Paris and taken service in the Queen's Guards. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France Southwest Germany, the Low Countries and Italy were, as usual, the battle-grounds of France and Austria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The issue of the marriage, if a son, was to succeed to the English crown and to the Spanish possessions in Burgundy and the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 In his twenty-third year he made his first campaign in the Low Countries when Charles and Louis united their forces against Holland. Political Women, Vol. 2 Thus, at last, the Low Countries reaped some advantage from the constant expenses which they had to sustain owing to incessant European wars. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day He was called to the bar in the Middle Temple, studied for some time in the Low Countries, visited the Court of France, and was chosen Fellow of the Royal Society. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader When peace was restored he commanded the fleet which brought Philip II. back from the Low Countries to Spain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" This was an old frontier town of Picardy, important in time of peace as an entrep�t for the trade that was carried on between France and the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 That he was a lawyer's clerk, a soldier in the Low Countries, a seaman, or a printer, as some have written books to attempt to show, is not evidence, nor legend, but wild surmise. William Shakespeare A "General Council of the Low Countries" replaced the three collateral Councils. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day He therefore took up his abode in the Low Countries, where he quietly awaited the death of Louis XIII. and his minister, then both moribund, to resume his career at the Court of France. Political Women, Vol. 1 The king, elated by his easy conquest of Flanders, resolved to seize upon Holland, and then proceed to annex to France the whole of the Low Countries. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Considering the natural bent of the king's disposition, there seems no reason to charge Granvelle, as was commonly done in the Low Countries, with having given a direction to his policy. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Does he hold his purpose For the Low Countries? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 Quite apart from their extraordinary suggestiveness, these works, like most of Breughel's drawings and paintings, constitute admirable illustrations of the popular life of the Low Countries during the religious wars. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day She revived the friendly relations which she had never ceased to cherish with England, Spain, and the Low Countries. Political Women, Vol. 1 Soon after this, she appointed him to a military command in the Low Countries. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children His widely scattered empire, spreading over the Low Countries, Spain, Germany, and the New World, presented embarrassments which most princes would have found it impossible to overcome. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The failure of the British to make any serious impression on the French either in the Low Countries or in Spain induced Austria to consent to peace with France. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The provinces were governed from Vienna, where the Council of the Low Countries invariably adopted the Government's decision. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day In Normandy she had exhibited herself as an intrepid adventuress, and a skilful politician in the Low Countries. Political Women, Vol. 1 After driving the armies of Louis XIV. out of Ireland, they met the French at Ramilies, Blenheim, and Malplacquet, and other battles in the Low Countries. The Huguenots in France Early in June, 1559, Margaret of Parma, having reached the Low Countries, made her entrance in great state into Brussels, where Philip awaited her, surrounded by his whole court of Spanish and Flemish nobles. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 A brief Character of the Low Countries under the States, being Three Weeks Observation of the Vices and Vertues of the Inhabitants. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters They were determined, by all means at their disposal, to transform the Low Countries into an advance citadel of Roman Catholicism. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day The Duke de Guise, having effected his escape from Rheims, and taken refuge in the Low Countries, was about to share the dangers of the conspiracy at Sedan. Political Women, Vol. 1 The great Arnault, their most illustrious interpreter, though in exile in the Low Countries, declared that though the means which Louis XIV. had employed had been "rather violent, they had in nowise been unjust." The Huguenots in France But the Calvinists were altogether the dominant party in the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The campaign of 1675 passed without any memorable event in the Low Countries. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History His Burgundian domains were separated from the Low Countries by Alsace and Lorraine. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day France, Navarre, and the Low Countries were at times the seat of the long contest which ensued; but chiefly Italy. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History For this cause, a comparative handful of people in the Low Countries, occupying the Dutch United Provinces, had banded themselves together to resist the armies of Spain, then the most powerful monarchy in the world. The Huguenots in France "The Low Countries," writes the correspondent of Granvelle, "are the Indies of the English, who make war on our purses, as the French, some years since, made war on our towns." History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 That he aspired openly, and with little delicacy, to obtain a share in the administration of affairs in the Low Countries. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 The Low Countries were especially suited to this branch of industry, owing to the perfection of dyeing methods and to the great number of painters and draughtsmen able to provide the workers with beautiful designs. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day The Duchess of Angoul�me and Margaret of Austria, governess of the Low Countries, met in that city, and settled the terms of pacification between the rival monarchs. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History They encountered the armies of Louis XIV. in all the battles of the Low Countries. The Huguenots in France Pius, as may be imagined, beheld with deep anxiety the spread of the new religion in the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Weavers throughout Europe, whether in the Low Countries or in France, were called tapissiers, and this term was so liberal as to need explaining. The Tapestry Book From this moment Philip's line of conduct changed, and the interests of the Low Countries were sacrificed to his dynastic ambitions. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day There is a mighty flow of commerce which ascends and descends the bosom of the Oise, extending even to the Low Countries and the German Ocean, through the Sambre to Antwerp and the Scheldt. The Automobilist Abroad A little piece of the Low Countries, so small I walked across it in two hours, was all that remained of Belgium in the last days of October. World's War Events, Vol. I He had, as might be expected, ever shown himself the uncompromising enemy of the party of reform in the Low Countries. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 People were too poor to buy good tapestries, and loose-woven, cheaper ones were heavily imported—to the amount of $500,000 yearly—from France and the Low Countries. The Tapestry Book The Emperor chose his daughter, Margaret of Austria, aunt of Charles, to govern the Low Countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day I met Mr Tom Winter this afternoon, and he asked me if you had gone to the Low Countries to take service under the Archduke. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot “History of the Reformation in and about the Low Countries,” b. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Besides the two envoys there was another person of consequence from the Low Countries at that time in the capital,—Simon Renard, once Charles's minister at the English court, the inexorable foe of Granvelle. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 As the fruit of the Renaissance graft on Flanders coarsened and deteriorated, a new influence arose in the Low Countries, one that was bound to submerge all others. The Tapestry Book In vain did Mary endeavour to obtain the neutralization of the Low Countries, in vain did she offer her resignation. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day "Heaven has at last declared in our favor," wrote Mazarin, "in the Low Countries no less than in other places." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 The introduction of the art of printing into the Low Countries, and the rival claim of Coster and Gutenberg, have proved a highly fruitful source of literary quarrels and disputations. Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography He was lord of Franche Comt�, and of the Low Countries, comprehending the most flourishing and populous provinces in Christendom, whose people had made the greatest progress in commerce, husbandry, and the various mechanic arts. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The cloths sold by the traders were called duffels, probably from the place of their origin, the town of Duffel, in the Low Countries. Duffels Their resistance was only overborne when, in 1537, the French armies invaded the Low Countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Everything has been arranged," said Henry triumphantly, "and the King of Spain has agreed with me to carry out the affair in the Low Countries as shall be done in France. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. When it was all over, Leicester wrote proudly to the queen, "My nephew, Sidney, is to be thanked for the bravest deed yet done by the English in the Low Countries." With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds The Hôtel de Ville is one of the most splendid municipal palaces in the Low Countries, where these structures are always magnificent specimens of architecture. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim In 1696 the Pope succeeded in detaching Savoy from the league and Lewis was enabled to transfer his Italian army to the Low Countries. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Up to 1552, when gold from Mexico and Peru arrived in Spain, the Low Countries remained the main source of the income of the emperor. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day William was well liked in the Netherlands or the "Low Countries" as they were then called. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Foreign affairs were divided between them, the southern department including France, Spain, etc., the northern, Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration He obtained possession, however, of only Franche-comté and the Low Countries. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Meanwhile the timidity of the Dutch deputies served Lewis well in the Low Countries. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 It was, however, evident that, under the circumstances, the Low Countries could not oppose the French advance without foreign help. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Nor was this all—for to fill his coffers the Duke of Alva established a system of taxation that if carried out would reduce to beggary every man, woman and child in the Low Countries. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. By the thirteenth or fourteenth century the pre-eminence had been transferred to the Low Countries, and the Netherlands became the great hothouse of contrapuntal development. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations About this time commenced the French Revolution, whose influence extended to the Low Countries, and in 1789 the Austrian garrison at Brussels was forced to surrender. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim For long since he held that course with him in the Low Countries, as was well known to my Lord Treasurer and to my Lord Cecil. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography This marriage proved fatal to the independence of the Low Countries, by bringing them more and more under the sway of the Hapsburg dynasty. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Another disturbance soon took place that made the King of Spain more bitterly angry against the Low Countries than any other thing that could have happened. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. No one at that time foresaw the easy conquest of Savoy and the Low Countries by the French troops. William Pitt and the Great War The king was instrumental in stirring up rebellion in several cities of the Low Countries, which the duke put down with his accustomed severity. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Ralegh explained that a brabbling matter with the Spanish Ambassador was taking him to Tilbury to embark for the Low Countries. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography She urges Charles not to abolish the name of Burgundy, and to leave the title to his successor in the Low Countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day So he pretended to agree to what Margaret had granted, and all through the Low Countries the bells rang and the bonfires burned in rejoicing that freedom from persecution had at last been gained. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. In brief, they were the aggrandisement of Austria in Northern Italy and of Prussia in the Low Countries so as to form barriers against France. William Pitt and the Great War During the reign of Charles V. the Reformation had made considerable progress in Germany, and its principles were firmly planted in the Low Countries. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim What have they done in Sicily, Naples, Milan, and the Low Countries?' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Like his father, his policy had been inspired far more by the interests of the Low Countries than by those of France. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Almost in a night the cities rose and cast off their Spanish yoke, and all through the Low Countries the flag of the Prince of Orange was uplifted. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. It was a struggle to preserve the Balance of Power, which in all ages our statesmen had seen to be incompatible with the sovereignty of France in the Low Countries. William Pitt and the Great War Certainly, and the number of Dutch and Flemish artists assures us that painting has been a cherished art in the Low Countries. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim His men were less serenely indifferent to the shot, especially the Low Countries soldiers, who were now come ashore to his help. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Charles might have resisted his enemy's intrigues, if he had limited his ambitions to the Low Countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day For Elizabeth knew that if Philip ever gained a foothold in England, the same terrible scenes would be enacted there that had taken place in the Low Countries. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. These were, firstly, to guard the Low Countries against French aggression, and, secondly, to gain an indemnity for the expenses of the war either in the French West Indies, or in Corsica. William Pitt and the Great War Being now come into ye Low Countries, they saw many goodly & fortified cities, strongly walled and garded with troopes of armed men. Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts Elizabeth I have seen lately, but I have not heard of Richard since his arrival in the Low Countries. The Grateful Indian And other Stories In the Low Countries, however, Lutheranism, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, was still tolerant. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day But war was carried on in the Low Countries with considerable vigor. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The independence of the Low Countries was a European question. William Pitt and the Great War Discourse of Military Discipline, by Captain Barry—a very curious account of the famous Low Countries armies—full of military hints worth note.... Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) On the very day therefore on which the Treaty of Breda was signed he sent in his formal claims on the Low Countries, and his army at once took the field. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 This period of transition is covered by the reign of Albert and Isabella, who were, nominally at least, the sovereigns of the Low Countries. belgium under the rule of the kings of spain. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria, commanded the forces of the Catholics, who, with twenty-five thousand troops from the Low Countries, invaded Bohemia. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges He was a patron of art, having brought back ivories and bronzes from Italy, pictures and china from the Low Countries, and enamels from France. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The traditions of the Low Countries also ascribe it to an Eastern origin, assigning the introduction of lace-making to the Crusaders on their return from the Holy Land. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 The force soon rose to twenty thousand foot and four thousand horse; and English and Scotch officers were drawn from the Low Countries. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Had Philip II come to this last determination willingly, the future of the Low Countries, at least of the Southern provinces, might still have been saved. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day The Catalan insurrection, the loss of Jamaica, the Low Countries, and Portugal, were the results of his misrule and imbecility. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges For he can make or mar a man in the Low Countries, and even bad men will do much for his favour. The Dew of Their Youth Charles assured me that he would still further hasten his intended visit to the Low Countries and come at once. Under the Rose Spain saw the chance of securing a road along western Germany which would enable her to bring her whole force to bear on the rebels in the Low Countries. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Philip, hurt in his pride, left the Low Countries for Spain, on August 25, 1559, without any intention of ever returning. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day She had her agents in Rome, France, Spain, and the Low Countries. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges He was made governor of the strong castle of Dinant on the Meuse, deep in the Low Countries. The Dew of Their Youth "If this be a sample of Francis' damsels, I care not how long we are in reaching the Low Countries," answered a second. Under the Rose Spinola, the Spanish general in the Low Countries, was ordered to march to the aid of the Emperor; and the famous Spanish battalions were soon moving up the Rhine. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 He negotiated with Anjou, who received the title of "Defender of the Liberties of the Low Countries" in exchange for some military help. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day The Low Countries were provinces of Spain, and therefore to be considered in connection with Spanish history. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The fearful atrocities committed by the Spaniards on the inhabitants of the Low Countries naturally created the utmost horror in the breasts of the Protestants of England against them. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Both on landing in the Low Countries were attacked by fever. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Meanwhile whatever hopes remained of subjecting the Low Countries were destroyed by the triumph of Henry of Navarre. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Such an interpretation does not take into account the language situation in the Low Countries at the time. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day He agreed to pay two millions of crowns for the ransom of his sons, and renounce his pretensions in the Low Countries and Italy. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges From the moment of his arrival in the Low Countries the Prince of Parma had been steadily winning back what Alva had lost. History of the English People, Volume IV The people of the Low Countries are the most bigoted Catholics at present existing, and in no one country is there so much private as well as public charity. Olla Podrida In the Low Countries the Reformation was finally driven from the Walloon Provinces, from Brabant, and from Flanders. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Though they had some excellent opportunities of reconstituting the unity of the Low Countries, and though some of their statesmen contemplated such a step, the United Provinces never embarked upon a definite policy of reconstitution. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day War, therefore, without even a decent pretence, and without provocation, was declared against Holland, with a view of annexing the Low Countries to France. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Foiled as she was in securing a check on Philip in the Low Countries, the Queen was more successful in robbing him of the aid of the Scots. History of the English People, Volume IV It is curious to trace how by degrees his feelings regarding Holland, made up of disgust and attachment, are transferred to the Low Countries in general. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation It requires little imagination to picture merchants and travellers, whose paths led through the Low Countries at that time, slipping copies into their pockets or holsters for use in the household across the water. The Book-Hunter at Home Faithful to his principles, Orange endeavoured to establish liberty of conscience in the Low Countries. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day An Allegorical subject, allusive to the demolition of a statue offensive to the Low Countries. Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. That the Low Countries could in the end withstand Philip, neither she nor any English statesmen believed. History of the English People, Volume IV All these lands—about this time they began to be regarded collectively under the name of 'Low Countries by the Sea'—had in most respects the character of outskirts. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Henry himself, with Guise, Montmorency, and half the peerage of France, entered the Low Countries, sweeping all opposition before him. The Reign of Mary Tudor |
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