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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.

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    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

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