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 The Wars of Religion 627 Toward Philip II their attitude was very different. His haughty Philip ii's manner made a disagreeable impression upon the people at tude toward Brussels when his father first introduced him to them as their [^n^^^^^^^'^' future ruler. He was to them a Spaniard and a foreigner, and he ruled them as such after he returned to Spain. Fig. 218. Philip II, by Antonio Moro Instead of attempting to win them by meeting their legitimate demands, he did everything to alienate all classes in his Bur- gundian realm and to increase their natural hatred and suspicion of the Spaniards. The people were forced to house Spanish soldiers whose insolence drove them nearly to desperation. What was still worse, Philip proposed that the Inquisition The inqui- (see above, p. 483) should carry on its work far more actively Netherlands than hitherto and put an end to the heresy which appeared to