Letter from Philip II of Spain to Pope Gregory XIII, 8th November 1579 mb-code 1646137 He was stabbed to death

He was stabbed to death in cold blood by the retainers of his younger brother Ethelred

This relates to Gladstone's attempts to push through his Irish University Bill

'Ride of the Valkyries'

View of Devereux Tower

Figures 1-2 Desmonema annasethe

Letter from Philip II of Spain to Pope Gregory XIII, 8th November 1579 mb-code 1646137 He was stabbed to deathLetter from Philip II of Spain to Pope Gregory XIII, 8th November 1579. Letter written from El Prado by King Philip II of Spain to Pope Gregory XIII, praying him to grant a delay for the payment of a subsidy and to give credence to the Commendador Mayor of Castile in all that he shall say in that behalf. From the fourth series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I