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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Page 99
... means of sapping the world supremacy of Spain . The discoverer of the new policy was well fitted to be its executant . “ A man of about thirty - five years " ( thus a Spanish captive described Drake ) , " short , with a ruddy beard ...
... means of sapping the world supremacy of Spain . The discoverer of the new policy was well fitted to be its executant . “ A man of about thirty - five years " ( thus a Spanish captive described Drake ) , " short , with a ruddy beard ...
Page 555
... means uniform ; these facts must be remembered in considering international disputes on the subject during this period . The use of blockade as a means of depriving a belligerent of all commercial relations with neutrals appears in the ...
... means uniform ; these facts must be remembered in considering international disputes on the subject during this period . The use of blockade as a means of depriving a belligerent of all commercial relations with neutrals appears in the ...
Page 597
... means of which remittances were made to Great Britain in payment for the colony's imports . In view of these facts it was submitted that the renewal of the Act would be " highly injurious to the interest both of Great Britain and the ...
... means of which remittances were made to Great Britain in payment for the colony's imports . In view of these facts it was submitted that the renewal of the Act would be " highly injurious to the interest both of Great Britain and the ...
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