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He cunningly persuaded Henry VIII. to aid him in the attack, by holding out the vain idea of going on to regain Gascony; and while one troop of English were attacking Pampeluna, Henry himself landed at Calais and took Tournay and Terouenne. HE CUNNINGLY PERSUADED HENRY THE EIGHTH TO AID HIM IN THE ATTACK BY HOLDING OUT THE VAIN IDEA OF GOING ON TO REGAIN GASCONY AND WHILE ONE TROOP OF ENGLISH WERE ATTACKING PAMPALUNA HENRY HIMSELF LANDED AT KELLY AND TOOK TOURNAY AND TEOUINE
 named Bayard, called the Fearless and Stainless Knight, and honoured by friend and foe; but the Spaniards were under Gonzalo de Cordova, called the Great Captain, and after the battles of Cerignola and the Garigliano drove the French out of the kingdom of Naples, though the war continued in Lombardy. 3. The Holy League.--It was an age of leagues. The Italians, hating French and Spaniards both alike, were continually forming combinations among themselves and with foreign powers against whichever happened to be the strongest. The chief of these was called the Holy League, because it was formed by Pope Julius II., who drew into it Maximilian, then head of the German Empire, Ferdinand of Spain, and Henry VIII. of England. The French troops were attacked in Milan; and though they gained the battle of Ravenna in 1512, it was with the loss of their general, Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, whose death served as an excuse to Ferdinand of Spain for setting up a claim to the kingdom of Navarre.  FINNEY NAMED BAYARD CALLED THE FEARLESS AND STAINLESS KNIGHT AND HONORED BY FRIEND AND FOE BUT THE SPANIARDS WERE UNDER GONZALO DE CORDOVA CALLED THE GREAT CAPTAIN AND AFTER THE BATTLES OF SERGNOLA AND GARIGLIANO DROVE THE FRENCH OUT OF THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES THOUGH THE WAR CONTINUED IN LOMBARDY THREE THE HOLY LEAGUE IT WAS AN AGE OF LEAGUES THE ITALIANS HATING FRENCH AND SPANIARDS BOTH ALIKE WERE CONTINUALLY FORMING COMBINATIONS AMONG THEMSELVES AND WITH FOREIGN POWERS AGAINST WHICHEVER HAPPENED TO BE THE STRONGEST THE CHIEF OF THESE WAS CALLED THE HOLY LEAGUE BECAUSE IT WAS FORMED BY POPE JULIUS THE SECOND WHO DREW INTO IT MAXIMILIAN THEN HEAD OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE FERDINAND OF SPAIN AND HENRY THE EIGHTH OF ENGLAND THE FRENCH TROOPS WERE ATTACKED IN MILAN AND THOUGH THEY GAINED THE BATTLE OF RAVENNA IN FIFTEEN TWELVE IT WAS WITH THE LOSS OF THEIR GENERAL GASTON DE FOIX DUKE OF NEMOUR WHOSE DEATH SERVED AS AN EXCUSE TO FERDINAND OF SPAIN FOR SETTING UP A CLAIM TO THE KINGDOM OF NAVARRE
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