The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 247
THE SLAVE TRADE 247 Castlereagh a European statesman , it remained true
that to send a French ship anywhere was to make Britain suspicious , and that to
attempt colonial expansion was to ensure her jealousy and opposition .
THE SLAVE TRADE 247 Castlereagh a European statesman , it remained true
that to send a French ship anywhere was to make Britain suspicious , and that to
attempt colonial expansion was to ensure her jealousy and opposition .
Page 250
Villèle , though not unjustifiably militant when informed that Spain was offering
Britain a commercial treaty , stood firmly on the side of peace . Spain , where
legitimate monarchy was now enslaved , had indeed become the question of
Europe .
Villèle , though not unjustifiably militant when informed that Spain was offering
Britain a commercial treaty , stood firmly on the side of peace . Spain , where
legitimate monarchy was now enslaved , had indeed become the question of
Europe .
Page 554
When he suggested that France should give Britain a free hand in Asia Minor and
America , in return for liberty to extend Christian domination in Morocco , Britain
replied that it was impossible to bind future administrations , or to further the ...
When he suggested that France should give Britain a free hand in Asia Minor and
America , in return for liberty to extend Christian domination in Morocco , Britain
replied that it was impossible to bind future administrations , or to further the ...
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