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Paris, weary of the long war, opened its gates in 1593, and the inhabitants crowded round him with ecstasy, so that he said, "Poor people, they are hungry for the sight of a king!" The Leaguers made their peace, and when Philip of Spain again attacked Henry, the young Duke of Guise was one of the first to hasten to the defence. PARIS WEARY OF THE LONG WAR OPENED ITS GATES IN FIFTEEN NINETY THREE AND THE INHABITANTS CROWDED ROUND HIM WITH ECSTASY SO THAT HE SAID POOR PEOPLE THEY ARE HUNGRY FOR THE SIGHT OF A KING THE LEAGUERS MADE THEIR PEACE AND WHEN PHILIP OF SPAIN AGAIN ATTACKED HENRY THE YOUNG DUKE OF GEZ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO HASTEN TO THE DEFENCE
of Bourbon was now dead, and Philip II. considered his daughter Isabel, whose mother was the eldest daughter of Henry II., to be rightful Queen of France. He sent therefore his ablest general, the Duke of Parma, to co-operate with the Leaguers and place her on the throne. A war of strategy was carried on, during which Henry kept the enemy at bay, but could do no more, since the larger number of his people, though intending to have no king but himself, did not wish him to gain too easy a victory, lest in that case he should remain a Calvinist. However, he was only waiting to recant till he could do so with a good grace. He really preferred Catholicism, and had only been a political Huguenot; and his best and most faithful adviser, the Baron of Rosny, better known as Duke of Sully, though a staunch Calvinist himself, recommended the change as the only means of restoring peace to the kingdom. There was little more resistance to Henry after he had again been received by the Church in 1592. L OF BON WAS NOW DEAD AND PHILIP THE SECOND CONSIDERED HIS DAUGHTER ISABEL WHOSE MOTHER WAS THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF HENRY THE SECOND TO BE RIGHTFUL QUEEN OF FRANCE HE SENT THEREFORE HIS ABLEST GENERAL THE DUKE OF PARMA TO CO OPERATE WITH THE LEAGUERS AND PLACE HER ON THE THRONE A WAR STRATEGY WAS CARRIED ON DURING WHICH HENRY KEPT THE ENEMY AT BAY BUT COULD DO NO MORE SINCE THE LARGER NUMBER OF HIS PEOPLE THOUGH INTENDING TO HAVE NO KING BUT HIMSELF DID NOT WISH HIM TO GAIN TOO EASY A VICTORY LEST IN THAT CASE HE SHOULD REMAIN A CALVINIST HOWEVER HE WAS ONLY WAITING TO RECANT TILL HE COULD DO SO WITH A GOOD GRACE HE REALLY PREFERRED CATHOLICISM AND HAD ONLY BEEN A POLITICAL HUGUENOT AND HIS BEST AND MOST FAITHFUL ADVISER THE BARON OF HOSNEY BETTER KNOWN AS DUKE OF SALLY THOUGH A STAUNCH CALVINIST HIMSELF RECOMMENDED THE CHANGE AS THE ONLY MEANS OF RESTORING PEACE TO THE KINGDOM THERE WAS LITTLE MORE RESISTANCE TO HENRY AFTER HE HAD AGAIN BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CHURCH IN FIFTEEN NINETY TWO
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