CHAPTER II

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EARLY DAYS OF PHILIP.

Birth of Philip the Second--His Education--Intrusted with the Regency--Marries Mary of Portugal--Visit to Flanders--Public Festivities--Ambitious Schemes--Returns to Spain 11

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ENGLISH ALLIANCE.

Condition of England--Character of Mary--Philip's Proposals of Marriage--Marriage Articles--Insurrection in England 30

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