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    illachild,uredtosailpastthe

    northcapeandoneofhiscaptains,richardcellor,pushing

    furthereastofapossibleroadtotheindies,

    hadreachedargel,russia,ablished

    diplotidrcialrelationsysteriousrulers

    ofthisdistantsviteeire.duringthefirstyearsof

    elizabethsrulethisvoyagehadbeenfolloany

    others.rtadventurers,hebeofa

    ``jointstoyhadlaidthefoundationsoftrading

    panieselonies.

    halfpirate,halfdiplot,ostakeeverythingona

    singleluugglersofeverythingthatuldbe

    loadedintotheholdofavessel,dealersinnandrdise

    hequalindiffereoeverythingexcepttheirprofit,the

    sailorsofelizabethhadcarriedtheenglishflagandthefa

    oftheirvirgihefourersofthesevenseas.

    anshakespearekeptherjestyasedat

    ho,abrainsaofenglaed

    pttogethefeudaliance

    ofhenryviiiintoadenationalstate.

    intheyear1603theoldladydiedattheageofseventy.

    herusin,thegreatgrandsonofheroherhenry

    viiandsonofrystuart,herrivalandene,succeeded

    herasjasi.bythegraselfthe

    rulerofauntryhefateofitsal

    rivals.heeuropeanprotestantsandcatholicswere

    killiobreakthepowerof

    theiradversariesaablishtheexclusiveruleoftheirown

    particularcreed,engla

    leisureesofeitherlutheror

    loyola.itgavetheislandkingdonenorusadvantagein

    theingstruggleforlonialpossessions.itassuredengland

    aleadershipiionalaffairshatuntry

    hasintaiilthepresentday.hedisastrous

    adventurealdevelopnt.

    thestuarts,hetudors,were``fners

    inengland.theydonotseeohaveappreciatedoruood

    thisfact.thenativehouseoftudoruldstealahorse,

    butthe``fnstuartsalloolookatthe

    bridlehoutcausipopulardisapproval.oldqueen

    besshadruledherdoinsverychasshepleased.in

    generalhoeant

    hepocketofthehoandotherish

    rts.hehequeenhadbeenalhe

    allliberties

    takeherightsandprerogativesofparliant

    heulteriorbesh

    herjestysstrongandsuccessfulfn

    policies.

    outesntihesapolicy.buthe

    laypical

    ofhisgreatpredeertiobe

    enuraged.thecatholicsgrantedanyliberties.

    butiledpleasantlyuponenglandinaneffort

    toestablishpeaesileback.

    thejorityoftheenglishpeopledidnotlikethis,but

    jasheirkingandtheykeptquiet.

    soonthereesand

    hisson,charlesi,intheyear1625both

    firybelievedintheprincipleoftheir``divinerightto

    adheirrealstheythoughtfithoutnsultingthe

    heirsubjects.theideanehepopes,

    orethanonehesuccessorsofthe

    roneerorsorratheroftheronierialidealof

    asingleandundividedstateveriireknownworld,

    hadalselvesandhadbeenpubliclyregnised

    asthe``viceregentsofchristupoh.noone

    questioherightofgodtorulethe.

    asanaturalresult,feuredtodoubttherightofthe

    divine``viethingandtodendthe

    obedienassesbecausehehedirectrepresentative

    oftheabsoluteruleroftheuniverseandresponsible

    onlytoalghtygod.

    ationprovedsuccessful,those

    rightserlyhadbeeedinthepapacywere

    takehenyeuropeansnse

    protestants.asheadoftheiroionalordynastic

    churchestheyinsisteduponbeing``christsviceregents

    itoftheiroerritory.thepeopledidnotquestion

    therightoftheirrulerstotakesuchastep.theyaccepted

    it,justastheideaofarepresentative

    systetheonlyreasonableandjust

    fovent.itisunfairthereforetostatethateither

    lutheranisrcalvinisausedtheparticularfeelingof

    irritationessoftandloudlyrepeated

    assertionofhis``divineright.theresthavebeenother

    groundsfenuineenglishdisbeliefinthedivineright

    ofkings.

    thefirstpositivedenialofthe``divinerightofsns

    hadbeenheardintheherlaatesgeneral

    abjuredtheirlahe

    year1581.``theking,sotheysaid,``hasbrokenhisntract

    andthekingthereforeisdisssedlikeanyotherunfaithful

    servant.sihen,thisparticularideaofakings

    responsibilitiestoongnyofthe

    natioheshoresofthenorthsea.theywere

    inaveryfavourableposition.theyhepoorpeople

    intheheartofercyoftheir

    rulersbodyguard,uldnotaffordtodis

    inthedeepestdungeonofthe

    castle.butthertsofhollandandengland

    aintenancereataresandnavies,ighty

    ,hadnosuchfear.theywerewilling

    topitthe``divinerightoftheirooneyagainst

    the``divinerightofanyhabsburgorbourbonorstuart.

    theykheirguildersandshillingsuldbeatthe

    cluyfeudalaresheonlyheking.

    theydaredtoaedtosuffer

    insilenceorruntheriskofthescaffold.

    hestuartsbegantoannoythepeopleofengland

    thattheyhadarighttodotheypleased

    andheresponsibil

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