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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... island lying to the east of the general chain of the Windward Islands which he found unoccupied and very suitable for planting . Barbados , as we now call it , was comparatively little known and was sometimes confused by geographers ...
... island lying to the east of the general chain of the Windward Islands which he found unoccupied and very suitable for planting . Barbados , as we now call it , was comparatively little known and was sometimes confused by geographers ...
Page 172
... island . Though the Courteen party refused to allow him to land , Hawley treacherously persuaded Powell to come aboard his ship for a conference and then seized and confined him . With the governor in his hands Hawley had no difficulty ...
... island . Though the Courteen party refused to allow him to land , Hawley treacherously persuaded Powell to come aboard his ship for a conference and then seized and confined him . With the governor in his hands Hawley had no difficulty ...
Page 186
... island . In 1664 the settlers were attacked by Lord Willoughby and driven to the mountains where they remained until he withdrew after three years , when they reoccupied their lands . At the Treaty of Utrecht the island was viewed as a ...
... island . In 1664 the settlers were attacked by Lord Willoughby and driven to the mountains where they remained until he withdrew after three years , when they reoccupied their lands . At the Treaty of Utrecht the island was viewed as a ...
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