Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating, to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice, and in Other Libraries of Northern Italy, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating, to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice, and in Other Libraries of Northern Italy, Vol. 2: 1509-1519But in fact the neutral position of England, and the absence of any direct interest in the struggle which made her policy doubtful only rendered the disposition of her Sovereign an object of greater anxiety to~ all the contend ing parties, and to win him over was the prime object of rival diplomatists. Henry VIII. Had just succeeded to an undisputed crown, to the treasures and resources amassed by his unscrupulous father, and to the in¿uence matured by the cautious and far-sighted policy of that crafty Sove reign. The youthful King was high spirited, haughty, and ambitious. He was unfettered by previous ties of any kind, the treaties of the State, according to the practice of the age, became void by the death of the Sove reign. All eyes were turned with the deepest interest on the new actor just entering on the stage, and England became immediately (after Rome) the chief focus of diplomatic intrigue.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.