The Wars of the Huguenots Author:William Hanna General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Original Publisher: Edmonston and Douglas Description: "Consists of lectures which were delivered to the members of the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution." Subjects: France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there ma... more »y be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V. CHAELES IX., 1570-1574. Pope Pius v. -- Philip n. of Spain -- How the peace of St. Gennain-en- Laye was brought aboutProposal of breach with Spain -- The anti- Spanish policy advocated by the Admiral -- Conduct of Catherine de Medicis and the Duke of Anjou -- Marriage of Henry of Navarre -- Coligni wounded -- Massacre of St. Bartholomew -- Sieges of Rochelle and Sancerre -- Party of the Politiyues -- Francis Othman -- Death of Charles ix. Pope Pius V. was a chief instigator and promoter of the third religious war in France. He had furnished both troops and funds for its prosecution. The spirit in which he desired to see it conducted appears from the instructions issued to his soldiers, that no quarter should be given to the enemy. After the battle of Jarnac, he wrote thus to the French King : -- " If your Majesty continue to pursue openly and ardently the enemies of the Catholic religion, even to their extermination, be assured the Divine succour will not be wanting. It is only by the entire destruction of the heretics that you can restore its ancient worship to your noble realm." Hearing that negotiations for peace were opened, his Holiness wrote to Charles, warning him against all advisers of a peace as deceivers of his Majesty; PHILIP OF SPAIN. ] 43 as men who, under the false pretext of the general good, forgot at once their faith and their loyalty. When, notwithstanding his remonstrances, the pea...« less