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 .
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When attacks upon Louis XVIII by popular societies in Madrid resulted in acute tension with Spain , which since 1820 had been dominated by a military revolution , Britain hastened to offer mediation . Villèle , though not unjustifiably ...
When attacks upon Louis XVIII by popular societies in Madrid resulted in acute tension with Spain , which since 1820 had been dominated by a military revolution , Britain hastened to offer mediation . Villèle , though not unjustifiably ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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