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Page 89
... Irish and one German . ( There were also among the salaried officers eighteen English or Irish and an Irish priest . ) Many of the noblemen had long retinues of ser- vants ; the Duke of Medina Sidonia had fifty , the Prince of Ascoli ...
... Irish and one German . ( There were also among the salaried officers eighteen English or Irish and an Irish priest . ) Many of the noblemen had long retinues of ser- vants ; the Duke of Medina Sidonia had fifty , the Prince of Ascoli ...
Page 264
... Irish cavalry . These were no match for the English and scattered widely ; and the Irish pikemen , seeing their own people fleeing towards them , parted ranks to let them through and could not reassemble in time to keep out the English ...
... Irish cavalry . These were no match for the English and scattered widely ; and the Irish pikemen , seeing their own people fleeing towards them , parted ranks to let them through and could not reassemble in time to keep out the English ...
Page 265
... Irish , the Irish blamed the Spaniards . Feeling was very bitter . Aguila said that when Satan showed Christ all the kingdoms of the earth he withheld Ireland as being fit only for himself . The Spanish had a lot to complain of , for ...
... Irish , the Irish blamed the Spaniards . Feeling was very bitter . Aguila said that when Satan showed Christ all the kingdoms of the earth he withheld Ireland as being fit only for himself . The Spanish had a lot to complain of , for ...
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The Peaceful Invasion | 11 |
Philip and Elizabeth | 27 |
The Widening Chasm | 38 |
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