The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, Vol. 105

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Excerpt from The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, Vol. 105: For January, 1857-April, 1857, To Be Continued QuarterlyWhen Charles V., wearied with power, with public affairs, with mankind, and with himself, pronounced his third abdica tion, and sought, in the Monastery of Yuste, the repose he needed for his body and his son], he bequeathed to his son Philip II., the most vast and powerful monarchy which Christ endom had ever known. In Europe, Spain, the north and the south of Italy, and the Low Countries - that is to say, Holland, Belgium, and six of the finest of the present departments of the north and north-east of France. In Africa, several of the most important positions on the northern coast, Oran, Tunis, and, on the western coast, the Cape Verde Islands and the Canaries. In Asia, the Archipelago of the Philippines and several of the Spice Islands. In America, the Archipelago of the West Indies, Mexico, Peru, and those unexplored terri tories which the Romish theocracy had assumed the right to grant in fee to Spanish ambition. Philip was also the husband of the Queen of England. The empire of Germany, which his father had not succeeded in transferring with his personal sceptre, devolved on his uncle Ferdinand - an ally so near that he rather resembled a vassal. Save this Imperial dignity, Philip succeeded to all the dominions of his father, who had seen, to borrow a fine expression of Montesquieu, 'the world expand to enlarge the field of his greatness and it was under his reign that the pride of his subjects first boasted that the sun never set within his territories.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.