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ofhighlyostpowerfulof
allsnsisthegreatcharles,thenababyinacradle.
heisthegrandsonofferdinandandisabellaandofxi
lianofhabsburg,thelastofthediaevalknights,andof
hisbitious
burgundiandukeadesuccessfule
buthadbeenkilledbytheindepess.the
childcharles,therefore,hasfalleothegreaterpartof
thep,toallthelandsofhisparents,grandparents,uncles,
usinsandauntsingerny,inaustria,inholland,in
belgiuinitaly,andinspain,togetherhalltheirlonies
inasia,afridarica.byastrangeironyoffate,he
hasbeenboi,inthatsacastleoftheuntsof
flanders,ansusedasapristheir
re,andalthoughaspanishking
andagerneeror,hereing.
ashisfatherisdeadpoisoned,sopeoplesay,butthisis
neverproved,andhistherhaslostherravelling
throughherdoinshtheffinntainingthebody
ofherdepartedhusband,thechildislefttothestrict
disargaret.foransand
italiansandspaniardsandahurangeraces,charles
groing,afaithfulsonofthecatholicchurch,
butquiteaversetiousintolerance.heisratherlazy,
bothasaboyandasan.butfatendeshiorule
theoiliousfervour.
foreverheisspeedingfroadridtoinnsbrudfrobr >
brugestovienna.helovespeadquietandheisalways
attuhisbackupon
thehunrauch
stupidity.threeyearslaterhedies,averytiredanddisappointed
n.
soperor.hothechurch,
thesepohehechurchhasged
greatlysiniddleages,started
outtoheheathenandshotheadvantagesof
apiousandrighteouslife.inthefirstplace,thechurchhas
grooorich.thepopeisnoloheshepherdofaflock
ofhulechristians.helivesinavastpaladsurrounds
hielfusien.
hischurchesandchapelsareveredhneuresin
orelikegreekgodsthanisstrictly
necessary.hedivideshistiuneveweenaffairsof
stateandart.theaffairsofstatetaketenpere.
theotheiyperan
statues,reer
ho,therehearsalofanehearchbishopsand
thecardinalsfollopleoftheirpope.thebishops
trytoitatethearchbishops.thevillagepriests,however,
havereinedfaithfultotheirduties.theykeeptheelves
alooffroheheheathenishloveofbeauty
andpleasure.theystayathenasterieswhere
thenksseeohavefottentheiravoplicity
andpovertyandliveashappilyastheydarehout
uchofapublidal.
finally,therearethenpeople.theyarech
betteroffthantheyhaveeverbeenbefore.theyarere
prosperous,theyliveierhouses,theirchildrengotobetter
sorebeautifulthanbefore,their
firearhavedetheheequaloftheiroldehe
robberbarons,urieshaveleviedsuchheavytaxes
uporade.sochforthechiefactorsinthe
refortion.
nousseetherenaissancehasdooeurope,
andthenyouandhoherevivalofleaingand
artobefolloerests.
therenaissancebeganinitaly.frohereitspread
tofraquitesuccessfulinspain,where
fivehundredyearsofadethe
peopleverynarroindedandveryfanatiallreligious
tters.thecirclehadgroohe
alpshadbeencrossed,therenaissancehadsufferedage.
thepeopleofnortheeurope,livinginaverydifferent
clite,hadanoutlookupoedstrangely
hthatoftheirsoutheneighbours.theitalianslivedout
intheopen,underasunnysky.ittolaugh
andtosingandtobehappy.thegerns,thedutch,the
english,thesostoftheirtiindoors,listening
totheraiingontheclosedfortable
littlehouses.theydidnotlaughquitesoch.they
tookeverythingreseriously.theyonscious
oftheiriortalsoulsandtheydidnotliketobefunnyabout
ttersanistic
partoftherenaissahebooks,thestudiesofa
authors,thegraarabooks,iedthebr >
greatly.butthegeneralretutotheoldpagancivilisation
ofgreedro,hechiefresultsofthe
renaissaaly,filledtheirheartshhorror.
butthepapadthellegeofcardinalsost
entirelyposedofitaliansandtheyhadtuedthechurch
intoapleasantclubusid
thetheatre,butrarelyntiiohesplit
betorecivilisedbuteasygoing
andindifferentsouthhe
tiandnobodyseedtobeahedahatthreatened
thechurch.
thereinorreasonshe
refortiontookplagernyratherthaninsweden
land.thegernsboreanagrudgeagainst
ro.theendlessquarrelsbetperorandpopehad
causedchtualbitteess.ihereuropeanuntries
eedinthehandsofastrong
king,therulerhadoftenbeeoprotecthissubjects
againstthegreedofthepriests.ingerny,whereashadowy
eerorruledaturbulentcrotleprings,thegood
burghersoredirectlyatthercyoftheirbishopsand
prelates.thesedignitariess
ofneyforthebeofthoseenoruschurchesh
ans
feltthattheyulctedandquitenaturallytheydid
notlikeit.
ahereistherarelyntionedfactthatgerny
eoftheprintingpress.innortheeuropebooks
hebiblewa
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