Sentence examples for of the guise from inspiring English sources

Supported by Spain and the papacy, their persecution of the Huguenots led to the unsuccessful Amboise Conspiracy (1560), an attempted assassination of the leaders of the Guise party and transfer of power to the house of Bourbon.

Some of the Huguenots, foreseeing the suppression in store, hatched the Conspiracy of Amboise, an attempted assassination of the leaders of the Guise party and transfer of power to the House of Bourbon.

Henry's reign also saw the rise of the Guise brothers, Charles, who became a cardinal, and Henry's boyhood friend Francis, who became Duke of Guise.

At the same moment, eight members of the Guise family were rounded up, including the Duke of Guise's brother, Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, whom Henry's men hacked to death the next day in the palace dungeons.

The recommendations of the Guise systematic review highlighted the need for further research that 'should focus on conducting methodologically rigorous studies to provide direct evidence regarding the relative benefits and harms of VBAC and ERC.

Domhnall Gleeson takes on the guise of Ronson.

After the murder of the Guises, the league came out in open revolt against the crown.

His ruthless handling of the situation intensified hatred of the Guises in certain quarters.

The conspiracy was savagely put down, and its failure strengthened the power of the Guises.

In my own American faith tradition, a minority version of Mormonism, the Holy Spirit one of the guises of God is a ubiquitous, pervasive presence.

Even President Obama sanctioned the rights of Islam under the guise of freedom of worship.