CHAPTER II. THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS OF ST. JOHN.

Masters of Rhodes—Driven from Rhodes—Established at Malta—Menaced by Solyman—La Valette—His Preparations for Defence

409

CHAPTER III. SIEGE OF MALTA.

Condition of Malta—Arrival of the Turks—They reconnoitre the Island—Siege of St. Elmo—Its Heroic Defence—Its Fall

414

CHAPTER IV. SIEGE OF MALTA.

Il Borgo invested—Storming of St. Michael—Slaughter of the Turks—Incessant Cannonade—General Assault—The Turks Repulsed—Perilous Condition of Il Borgo—Constancy of La Valette

432

CHAPTER V. SIEGE OF MALTA.

The Turks dispirited—Reinforcement from Sicily—Siege raised—Mustapha defeated—Rejoicings of the Christians—Mortification of Solyman—Review of the Siege—Subsequent History of La Valette

445

CHAPTER VI.{xvi} DON CARLOS.

His Education and Character—Dangerous Illness—Extravagant Behavior—Opinions respecting him—His Connection with the Flemings—Project of Flight—Insane Conduct—Arrest

456

CHAPTER VII. DEATH OF DON CARLOS.

Causes of his Imprisonment—His Rigorous Confinement—His Excesses—His Death—Llorente's Account—Various Accounts—Suspicious Circumstances—Quarrel in the Palace—Obsequies of Carlos

471

CHAPTER VIII. DEATH OF ISABELLA.

Queen Isabella—Her Relations with Carlos—Her Illness and Death—Her Character

490

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HISTORY OF PHILIP THE SECOND.

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