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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On the other hand , the outcome of over twenty years of almost continuous war was for the time being an empire organised and administered as though war were its normal condition ; every colony was garrisoned , every colonial governor ...
On the other hand , the outcome of over twenty years of almost continuous war was for the time being an empire organised and administered as though war were its normal condition ; every colony was garrisoned , every colonial governor ...
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which remained in English hands until the reign of Charles II . No steps , however , were taken to ... In Jamaica , on the other hand , despondency and apathy overhung the colony like a cloud . The difference may to some extent be that ...
which remained in English hands until the reign of Charles II . No steps , however , were taken to ... In Jamaica , on the other hand , despondency and apathy overhung the colony like a cloud . The difference may to some extent be that ...
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... of ministers who had decided to recall and disgrace Rodney , it strengthened their hands in dealing with France . ... that the treaties must go hand in hand ; and that France was not daunted by her defeat in the West Indies .
... of ministers who had decided to recall and disgrace Rodney , it strengthened their hands in dealing with France . ... that the treaties must go hand in hand ; and that France was not daunted by her defeat in the West Indies .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Nov 2006 |
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