The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3

William Hickling Prescott

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Tiffany Vergon, Charles Aldarondo and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF
FERDINAND AND ISABELLA,
THE CATHOLIC.
BY WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT.
IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III.CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.
PART SECOND. [CONTINUED.]
CHAPTER X ITALIAN WARS.—PARTITION OF
NAPLES.—GONSALVO OVERRUNS CALABRIA.
LOUIS XII.'S DESIGNS ON ITALY POLITICS OF
THAT COUNTRY THE FRENCH CONQUER
MILAN ALARM OF THE SPANISH COURT
REMONSTRANCE TO THE POPE BOLDNESS
OF GARCILASSO DE LA VEGA NEGOTIATIONS
WITH VENICE AND THE EMPEROR LOUIS
OPENLY MENACES NAPLES VIEWS OF
FERDINAND FLEET FITTED OUT UNDER
GONSALVO DE CORDOVA PARTITION OF
NAPLES GROUND OF FERDINAND'S CLAIM
GONSALVO SAILS AGAINST THE TURKS
STORMING OF ST. GEORGE HONORS PAID TO
GONSALVO THE POPE CONFIRMS THE
PARTITION ASTONISHMENT OF ITALY
SUCCESS AND CRUELTIES OF THE FRENCH
FATE OF FREDERIC GONSALVO INVADES
CALABRIA INVESTS TARENTO DISCONTENTS
IN THE ARMY MUNIFICENCE OF GONSALVO
HE PUNISHES A MUTINY BOLDER PLAN OF
ATTACK TARENTO SURRENDERS PERJURY OF
GONSALVO
CHAPTER XI. ITALIAN WARS.—RUPTURE WITH
FRANCE.—GONSALVO BESIEGED INBARLETA. MUTUAL DISTRUST OF THE
FRENCH AND SPANIARDS CAUSE OF
RUPTURE THE FRENCH BEGIN HOSTILITIES
THE ITALIANS FAVOR THEM THE FRENCH
ARMY INFERIORITY OF THE SPANIARDS
GONSALVO RETIRES TO BARLETA SIEGE OF
CANOSA CHIVALROUS CHARACTER OF THE
WAR TOURNAMENT NEAR TRANI DUEL
BETWEEN BAYARD AND SOTOMAYOR
DISTRESS OF THE SPANIARDS SPIRIT OF
GONSALVO THE FRENCH REDUCE CALABRIA
CONSTANCY OF THE SPANIARDS NEMOURS
DEFIES THE SPANIARDS ROUT OF THE
FRENCH REAR-GUARD ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES
DESIGN ON RUVO GONSALVO STORMS AND
TAKES IT HIS TREATMENT OF THE
PRISONERS PREPARES TO LEAVE BARLETA
CHAPTER XII. ITALIAN WARS.—
NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE.—VICTORY OF
CERIGNOLA.— SURRENDER OF NAPLES.
BIRTH OF CHARLES V PHILIP AND JOANNA
VISIT SPAIN RECOGNIZED BY CORTES
PHILIP'S DISCONTENT LEAVES SPAIN FOR
FRANCE NEGOTIATES A TREATY WITH LOUIS
XII TREATY OF LYONS THE GREAT CAPTAIN
REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH IT MARCHES OUT
OF BARLETA DISTRESS OF THE TROOPS
ENCAMPS BEFORE CERIGNOLA NEMOURS
PURSUES THE SPANISH FORCES THE FRENCH
FORCES BATTLE OF CERIGNOLA DEATH OF
NEMOURS ROUT OF THE FRENCH THEIR LOSS
PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY D'AUBIGNYDEFEATED SUBMISSION OF NAPLES
TRIUMPHANT ENTRY OF GONSALVO
FORTRESSES OF NAPLES CASTEL NUOVO
STORMED NEARLY ALL THE KINGDOM
REDUCED
CHAPTER XIII. NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE
—UNSUCCESSFUL INVASION OF SPAIN.—
TRUCE. TREATY OF LYONS REJECTED BY
FERDINAND HIS POLICY EXAMINED JOANNA'S
DESPONDENCY FIRST SYMPTOMS OF HER
INSANITY THE QUEEN HASTENS TO HER
ISABELLA'S DISTRESS HER ILLNESS AND
FORTITUDE THE FRENCH INVADE SPAIN
SIEGE OF SALSAS ISABELLA'S EXERTIONS
FERDINAND'S SUCCESSES TRUCE WITH
FRANCE REFLECTIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN
IMPEDIMENTS TO HISTORIC ACCURACY
SPECULATIVE WRITERS
CHAPTER XIV. ITALIAN WARS.—CONDITION
OF ITALY.—FRENCH AND SPANISH ARMIES
ON THE GARIGLIANO. MELANCHOLY
CONDITION OF ITALY VIEWS OF THE ITALIAN
STATES OF THE EMPEROR GREAT
PREPARATIONS OF LOUIS XII DEATH OF
ALEXANDER VI ELECTIONEERING INTRIGUES
JULIUS II GONSALVO REPULSED BEFORE
GAETA STRENGTH OF HIS FORCES OCCUPIES
SAN GERMANO THE FRENCH ENCAMP ON THE
GARIGLIANO PASSAGE OF THE BRIDGE
DESPERATE RESISTANCE THE FRENCH
RESUME THEIR QUARTERS ANXIOUSEXPECTATION OF ITALY GONSALVO
STRENGTHENS HIS POSITION GREAT
DISTRESS OF THE ARMY GONSALVO'S
RESOLUTION REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF IT
PATIENCE OF THE SPANIARDS SITUATION OF
THE FRENCH THEIR INSUBORDINATION
SALUZZO TAKES THE COMMAND HEROISM OF
PAREDES AND BAYARD
CHAPTER XV. ITALIAN WARS.—ROUT OF THE
GARIGLIANO.—TREATY WITH FRANCE.—
GONSALVO'S MILITARY CONDUCT.
GONSALVO SECURES THE ORSINI ASSUMES
THE OFFENSIVE PLAN OF ATTACK
CONSTERNATION OF THE FRENCH THEY
RETREAT ON GAETA ACTION AT THE BRIDGE
OF MOLA HOTLY CONTESTED ARRIVAL OF
THE SPANISH REAR THE FRENCH ROUTED
THEIR LOSS GALLANTRY OF THEIR CHIVALRY
CAPITULATION OF GAETA GONSALVO'S
COURTESY CHAGRIN OF LOUIS XII
SUFFERINGS OF THE FRENCH THE
SPANIARDS OCCUPY GAETA PUBLIC
ENTHUSIASM EXTORTIONS OF THE SPANISH
TROOPS GONSALVO'S LIBERALITY TO HIS
OFFICERS APPREHENSIONS OF LOUIS XII
TREATY WITH FRANCE GALLANTRY OF LOUIS
D'ARS CAUSES OF THE FRENCH FAILURES
REVIEW OF GONSALVO'S CONDUCT HIS
REFORM OF THE SERVICE INFLUENCE OVER
THE ARMY HIS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR
CHARACTER POSITION OF THE ARMY
RESULTS OF THE CAMPAIGNS MEMOIRS OFGONSALVO DE CORDOVA FRENCH
CHRONICLES
CHAPTER XVI. ILLNESS AND DEATH OF
ISABELLA.—HER CHARACTER. DECLINE OF
THE QUEEN'S HEALTH MAD CONDUCT OF
JOANNA THE QUEEN SEIZED WITH A FEVER
RETAINS HER ENERGIES ALARM OF THE
NATION HER TESTAMENT SETTLES THE
SUCCESSION FERDINAND NAMED REGENT
PROVISION FOR HIM HER CODICIL SHE FAILS
RAPIDLY HER RESIGNATION AND DEATH HER
REMAINS TRANSPORTED TO GRANADA LAID
IN THE ALHAMBRA ISABELLA'S PERSON HER
MANNERS HER MAGNANIMITY HER PIETY HER
BIGOTRY COMMON TO HER AGE AND LATER
TIMES HER STRENGTH OF PRINCIPLE HER
PRACTICAL SENSE HER UNWEARIED ACTIVITY
HER COURAGE HER SENSIBILITY PARALLEL
WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSAL
HOMAGE TO HER VIRTUES
CHAPTER XVII. FERDINAND REGENT.—HIS
SECOND MARRIAGE.—DISSENSIONS WITH
PHILIP.— RESIGNATION OF THE REGENCY.
PHILIP AND JOANNA PROCLAIMED
DISCONTENT OF THE NOBLES DON JUAN
MANUEL PHILIP'S PRETENSIONS HIS PARTY
INCREASES HE TAMPERS WITH GONSALVO
DE CORDOVA FERDINAND'S PERPLEXITIES
PROPOSALS FOR A SECOND MARRIAGE
POLICY OF LOUIS XII TREATY WITH FRANCE
ITS IMPOLICY CONCORD OR SALAMANCAPHILIP AND JOANNA EMBARK REACH
CORUÑA PHILIP JOINED BY THE NOBLES HIS
CHARACTER FERDINAND UNPOPULAR
INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP COURTEOUS
DEPORTMENT OF FERDINAND PHILIP'S
DISTRUST FERDINAND RESIGNS THE
REGENCY HIS PRIVATE PROTEST HIS
MOTIVES SECOND INTERVIEW DEPARTURE
OF FERDINAND AUTHORITIES FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF PHILIP
CHAPTER XVIII. COLUMBUS.—HIS RETURN TO
SPAIN.—HIS DEATH. COLUMBUS'S LAST
VOYAGE HE LEARNS ISABELLA'S DEATH HIS
ILLNESS HE VISITS THE COURT FERDINAND'S
UNJUST TREATMENT OF HIM HE DECLINES IN
HEALTH AND SPIRITS HIS DEATH HIS PERSON
AND HABITS HIS ENTHUSIASM HIS LOFTY
CHARACTER
CHAPTER XIX. REIGN AND DEATH OF PHILIP I.
—PROCEEDINGS IN CASTILE.—FERDINAND
VISITS NAPLES. PHILIP AND JOANNA PHILIP'S
ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT RECKLESS
EXTRAVAGANCE TROUBLES FROM THE
INQUISITION FERDINAND'S DISTRUST OF
GONSALVO HE SAILS FOR NAPLES
GONSALVO'S LOYALTY DEATH OF PHILIP HIS
CHARACTER PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
JOANNA'S CONDITION CONVOCATION OF
CORTES FERDINAND RECEIVED WITH
ENTHUSIASM HIS ENTRY INTO NAPLES
RESTORES THE ANGEVINS GENERAL