The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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It is therefore strange that Ministers did not adopt the suggestion of General Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have ranged them on our side . The losses sustained in the West Indies were so ...
It is therefore strange that Ministers did not adopt the suggestion of General Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have ranged them on our side . The losses sustained in the West Indies were so ...
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Parliamentary self - government without ministerial responsibility was a fantastic anomaly and a parody of the parent ... of so important a right as that of calling Ministers to account , when they have betrayed their public duties .
Parliamentary self - government without ministerial responsibility was a fantastic anomaly and a parody of the parent ... of so important a right as that of calling Ministers to account , when they have betrayed their public duties .
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Louis Philippe , always at a loss for ministers , had won with difficulty the acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the marshal was “ I am the apostle of peace ” , and that Guizot and Thiers would ...
Louis Philippe , always at a loss for ministers , had won with difficulty the acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the marshal was “ I am the apostle of peace ” , and that Guizot and Thiers would ...
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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