 He governed a people that was hostile to him. His reign therefore was a reign of experiments. He perpetually did the thing he desired not to do, and was driven from one inconsistent and undesirable mode of proceeding to another, as the necessity of the...  Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen - Page 14241830Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1828 - 590 pages
...intentions. But he was not free. He governed a people that was hostile to him. His reign therefore was a reign of experiments. He perpetually did the...the situation in which he was placed impelled him. ' The nucleus of all the difficulties which Cromwel's administration had to struggle with, is comprehended... | |
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