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Satiemer and Hopper. In the four years-- during which the persecution lasted near 500-- persons were put to death: even the Princess Elizabeth was closely watched, and obliged to conceal her religious sentiments. The Queen engaged the English in a war with France, at the instigation of her husband; A battle gained by the Spaniards at St Quintin seemed to promise great success to the allied arms, but an action performed by the Duke of Guise in the midst of winter turned the scale in favour of France; He made a sudden and unexpected march towards Calais; the Governor Lord Wintworth made a brave defence, but his garrison being very weak they were unable to resist the assault given by the French; for whilst the Duke of Guise was besieging it by land a small fleet was sent to block up the harbour. As the English had been in possession of Calais above two hundred years, this loss filled the whole kingdom with murmurs-- Mary was deeply affected by it, and her grief for the loss of Calais together with her continual disagreement with Philip who neglected her, threw her into a
