The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Apart , then , from Napoleon's fundamental defect , untimely and steel - like obstinacy , the chief cause of his fall was his resolve to dominate the Netherlands . On several occasions has the fate of Europe been closely linked with ...
Apart , then , from Napoleon's fundamental defect , untimely and steel - like obstinacy , the chief cause of his fall was his resolve to dominate the Netherlands . On several occasions has the fate of Europe been closely linked with ...
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The negroes ' cause , which had come so swiftly to the front of British politics in the summer of 1792 , was thrust as swiftly into the background in the autumn by events in Europe . Before the year was ended the character of the French ...
The negroes ' cause , which had come so swiftly to the front of British politics in the summer of 1792 , was thrust as swiftly into the background in the autumn by events in Europe . Before the year was ended the character of the French ...
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In these circumstances the progress of the cause in Parliament inevitably ceased . In the Commons in 1793 a bill introduced by Wilberforce , to obtain a measure of abolition by prohibiting the Trade with foreign countries was defeated ...
In these circumstances the progress of the cause in Parliament inevitably ceased . In the Commons in 1793 a bill introduced by Wilberforce , to obtain a measure of abolition by prohibiting the Trade with foreign countries was defeated ...
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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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