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HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE SECOND.
BY William Ii. Prescott Volume Ill Boston
EmlIIps, SAMPSON Co.
The third volume of this interesting history en-
braces that period in the reign of Philip-from the
year 1866 to the death of his fourth wife the youth
full Anne of Austria, in l5S0-a period distinguished
by the settlement of the long conflict with the Moors
and the war with the Turks. In the year 1866 that
famous Pragniatic became a law by which the whole
Moslem race in Spain to be transformed at once
into Christians and Castilians by statute The CON
hict which had been waging since the beginning of
the eighth century, between the Spanards and the
Arabs, who then achieved the conquest of SPAIN had
little before been brought to crisis by the cunning
casuistry Of Cardinal Ximenes, who had forced the
Moors into the attitude of rebellion The authori-
ties offered them the alternative of abandoning their
faith their traditions, and their usages or of leaving
the kingdom forever. Most of them submitted to
formal remuneration of their faith But rs the hos
tiity of the two could not be removed by the
compulsory conversion of one of them the rebellion
was only suppressed by the final and complete ex-
pulsion of the Morscoes from Spain
The incidents of the closing years of this most in.
structiye and interesting conflict form the larger por-
ton Of the present volume.
The chapters relating to the campaign against the
written and truthful histories of times of turbulence
and disorder 1t is this deep and thrilling interest
following the footsteps of valor which lends the
fascination to the practice of war, and clothes its
heroes with their brilliant though perishabe glory
The incidents of the famous battle of Lepanto,
which for scenes of martial daring ranks with the
battles of the Casars and for scenes of generosity
shining in the midst of carnage takes its place by the
side OF the immortal field of Lutzen are told with
remarkable fidelity and with thrilling interest
The style Of Mr.. Prescott is clear, succinct and
philosophical. The logical connection of events is
preserved throughout Some histories resemble the
parts of a column in fragmentary and disjointed
pile; Others are like the finished monument. Mr..
Prescots histories of the latter class The pres
ent volume executed with the usual excellence of
the enterpTising firm by which it is published
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