The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... France , while the Emperor regarded him as an actual pretender to the throne of Spain . The Spanish alliance could , there- fore , offer no guarantee of international good - will , nor could it furnish a sure shield against the Stuart ...
... France , while the Emperor regarded him as an actual pretender to the throne of Spain . The Spanish alliance could , there- fore , offer no guarantee of international good - will , nor could it furnish a sure shield against the Stuart ...
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... France and Britain , merely gave them time for fresh growth and tacit preparation . Only the subjugation of one or a revolution in the conception of nations as natural rivals could end their recurrent feud . And France at least was too ...
... France and Britain , merely gave them time for fresh growth and tacit preparation . Only the subjugation of one or a revolution in the conception of nations as natural rivals could end their recurrent feud . And France at least was too ...
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... France . If , therefore , France and Prussia re- mained allies , a future Silesian war meant for Austria either the detachment of an enormous garrison to hold the Netherlands or , at the peace , the sacrifice for their redemption of ...
... France . If , therefore , France and Prussia re- mained allies , a future Silesian war meant for Austria either the detachment of an enormous garrison to hold the Netherlands or , at the peace , the sacrifice for their redemption of ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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