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Charles V and the Failure of Empire

Tides of History

CHAPTER

The Conquest of the Great New World Empires

Charles and Henry nearly succeeded in capturing Paris. Francis sued for peace, and this ended the last war between those two particular monarchs after nearly three decades of incessant conflict. The only way the Emperor could pay for it all was thanks to an overseas windfall. This was quite literally blood money.

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