How To Use Philip ii In A Sentence
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Philip III is even described as a Catholic Galen, charged with the task of purging the poison and corruption of heresy from the mystical body of Christian Spain.
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Hellenization Alexander the Great's father was Philip II, King of Macedonia, King of Macedon, and he conquered different Greek city-states by defeating Athens and its allies at Chaeronea in 338 BC.
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Some of the silver and textiles produced in viceregal Peru found their way to Spain thanks to the great royal collector Philip II.
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Spanish Armada: Great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England in conjunction with a Spanish army from Flanders.
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Philip II considered himself the protector of the Catholic Church.
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The masses fall into two (probably chronological) groups: the first consists of those printed in 1532 and those in the manuscript Montserrat 768 (copied 1546), which are primarily parody masses; the second consists of those found in Montserrat 772 (copied 1560), which paraphrase plainsong melodies and reflect the conservatism of Philip II and his court.
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It seems reasonable to suppose that the work was mostly executed around 1560, but that Titian added the foliage in the upper third immediately prior to its delivery to Philip II in Spain.
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But the greatest instrumental composer of the period was undoubtedly the blind organist Antonio de Cabezón, favourite of Philip II, who was one of the first composers of genuinely idiomatic keyboard music.
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Arrhidaeus: Half brother of Alexander and son of Philip II by one of his seven wives, Philinna of Thessaly.
Alexander the Great
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In the 16th century, King Philip II of Spain suspended payments to the country's creditors, mainly syndicates of Italian banks, four times; each time, they let him come back to the well.
Bonds Shrug Off Revised Outlook
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Corrosion and the constant action of the water caused caving-in in the interior of the tunnel, and obstructed the passage to such an extent that, during the viceregency of Archbishop Fray Garcia Guerra (1611-12), in reply to the inquiry made by Philip III for information concerning the utility of the work, the amount so far expended, and what would still be required to complete it, the archbishop and the municipal government replied that the work done by Martín was not sufficient to place the city beyond the danger of inundations and that $413,325 had been expended and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement]
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The author makes a teasing reference to Charles's son and heir, Philip II, who expanded the empire still further westward and gave his name to the Philippines but who decided "not to try to conquer China.
His Wealth of Nations
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Spanish Armada: Great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England in conjunction with a Spanish army from Flanders.
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During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
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Viète was certainly well known for his mathematical abilities by this time and, as one of the Henry IV's most loyal supporters, it was natural for Henry to turn to Viète to decode messages being sent to his enemy Philip II of Spain.
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And a Skopje football stadium will now be called the Philip II football arena -- in honor of Alexander's father.
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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He resigned the priorship of Toledo at the command of Philip III who desired his presence at Madrid.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
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Both his father Philip II and his brother Philip Arrhidaeus also suffered from physical deformities, which had led to the suggestion that Alexander suffered from a congenital scoliotic disorder (familial neck and spinal deformity).
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Farnese:Italian general and diplomat in service to Philip II of Spain.
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Just before the messenger arrived, Philip II, king of Macedonia, had captured the town.
Alexander the Great
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The rapid expansion of France, and especially the wars of Philip III and Philip VI against England and Flanders, raised an acute financial problem.
1302, June
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Using as his main source Philip II's own words, Kamen paints a picture of Philip as a broad-minded ruler with moderate political views who tolerated both religious and intellectual dissidents.
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It is epitomized by a historian's statement about Philip II of Spain, the most wooden-headed of all sovereigns: 'No experience of the failure of his policy could shake his belief in its essential excellence.'
Europe's Leaders May Need History Lesson
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He proceeded to Ireland, where his ambitious schemes were distrusted and discountenanced by Elizabeth, then escaped to Spain, having been in treasonable correspondence with Philip II.
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She planned to marry her daughter to Philip II of Spain.
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[Illustration] The "soldan" is king Philip II. of Spain; "Mercilla" is queen Elizabeth; "Adicia" is Injustice personified, or the bigotry of popery; and "Samient" the ambassadors of Holland, who went to Philip for redress of grievances, and were most iniquitously detained by him as prisoners.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
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You are a sailor in the service of King Philip II of Spain, and your country is about to send "la felicissima armada" (Spanish for "the most fortunate fleet") to invade England, your enemy.
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Aeschines was sent on an embassy to Megalopolis where he sought to dissuade the assembly of the Arcadians from dealings with Philip II.
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During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
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Spain's Philip II believed that control of the gold of Peru and silver of Mexico would guarantee his nation's predominance in Europe.
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The bass role of King Philip II of Spain is one of opera's loneliest.
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