FOOTNOTES:
[21] From Chapter I of the "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Published by Harper & Brothers. After his abdication Charles V retired to a monastery, where he died three years later.
[22] See Prescott's account of the execution of Egmont and Hoorne, in Volume IX of this collection.
[23] From Chapter XIX of the "History of the United Netherlands." Published by Harper & Brothers. See Hume's account of the arrival of the Armada in Volume IV, page 113, of this collection.
[24] Lord Howard of Effingham, commander of the English fleet.
[25] Sir Martin Frobisher, who in 1576 commanded an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, and discovered the bay since called after him.
[26] Sir John Hawkins at this time was a rear-admiral. He was knighted after the defeat of the Armada.
[27] The Duke of Medina Sidonia, who commanded the Armada.
[28] From Part IV of Chapter V of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Published by Harper & Brothers. The name "Spanish Fury" was given to the sack of Antwerp by the Spaniards.