The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1940 - Great Britain |
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... political liberty to our colonies in the New World , to South Africa and the Pacific . Thus , in the generation after the great wars , opinion was slowly turning against some of the main principles of our colonial system— against ...
... political liberty to our colonies in the New World , to South Africa and the Pacific . Thus , in the generation after the great wars , opinion was slowly turning against some of the main principles of our colonial system— against ...
Page 305
... political demand for them . Herein lies his title to fame as an empire builder . In the field of government his contributions were less significant . His attacks upon the Colonial Office were unfair and vindictive . He helped to weaken ...
... political demand for them . Herein lies his title to fame as an empire builder . In the field of government his contributions were less significant . His attacks upon the Colonial Office were unfair and vindictive . He helped to weaken ...
Page 421
... political aspects of the dispute are discussed in volume VII of this work , and need not be further considered here ... political prisoners form a class apart . Batches of Irish “ exiles ” were transported for participation in the ...
... political aspects of the dispute are discussed in volume VII of this work , and need not be further considered here ... political prisoners form a class apart . Batches of Irish “ exiles ” were transported for participation in the ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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