Calendar: 1869-1870 Page 564
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066 THE SCHOOL Ā£03 Nay their endeavour keeps in the wonted face but there is sir an eyry of children little eyases that cry out on top of question and are most tyrannically clapped for it Derive the words Gis-dup-ild-wassel-scrimers- rosemary-pansies-plurisy-quillits-shards-Paiocke IV-itloUrm feistori 1588-1603 Sketch briefly the rise of the Dutch republic How was its progress affected by the defeat of tbe Spanish Armada Sully as warrior and statesman Describe tbe terms of the Edict of Nemours Edict of Nantes Treaty of Vervins Charters of the Dutch and English East India Companies Give short account of the Earl of Essex from his appoint- ment to the lord-lieutenancy of Ireland to his death "During this period politics appear to have been specially subject to the controlling influence of fanaticism Illustrate this What do you know of the following poets and writers Ed Spenser Marlowe Richard Hooker Montaigne Tasso Lope de Vega What was the relation of the sovereign to the House of Commons in the latter years of Elizabeth's reign What Popes were contemporary with this period and what influence did they have on its political and religious history -digital ftintoxv-EngiiS of &ro anU to Hi What circumstances led to the American war of independ- ence and what were the results of it By what reverses were the hopes of the Pretender finally crushed Give the dates of the Battle of Fontenoy Battle of Cape St Vincent Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Capture of tbe Bastille Peace of Amiens Walcheren expedition
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