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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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 .
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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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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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