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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... Crown , the succession devolved on a young girl of spotless home life , who , if only by contrast to much that had gone before , attached to the throne the chivalry of her people , and whose mind was from the first attuned to the ...
... Crown , the succession devolved on a young girl of spotless home life , who , if only by contrast to much that had gone before , attached to the throne the chivalry of her people , and whose mind was from the first attuned to the ...
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... Crown . It seemed that , as a British agency for making an empire , the chartered company had had its day , seeing that , according to the doctrines of the Manchester school , with which the inclinations of the British Government were ...
... Crown . It seemed that , as a British agency for making an empire , the chartered company had had its day , seeing that , according to the doctrines of the Manchester school , with which the inclinations of the British Government were ...
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... Crown , and freely associated as members of the British commonwealth of nations " . To this there is no parallel in history , and perhaps it would be fair to say that , whereas the present partner nations overseas were once , but have ...
... Crown , and freely associated as members of the British commonwealth of nations " . To this there is no parallel in history , and perhaps it would be fair to say that , whereas the present partner nations overseas were once , but have ...
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... Crown was to receive one- fifth of the profits , but was to contribute nothing towards the expenses . 1 Ship from Madeira , P.R.O. , Exchequer , E. 122 , 20/5 , Sept. 19 ( customs ledger ) , 1485/6 ; for the Azores probability , the ...
... Crown was to receive one- fifth of the profits , but was to contribute nothing towards the expenses . 1 Ship from Madeira , P.R.O. , Exchequer , E. 122 , 20/5 , Sept. 19 ( customs ledger ) , 1485/6 ; for the Azores probability , the ...
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... Crown a privileged position as against all other foreign merchants , and it even paid lower customs duties than Englishmen themselves . These privileges were embodied in a treaty signed at Utrecht in 1474. Bound by this pact , Henry VII ...
... Crown a privileged position as against all other foreign merchants , and it even paid lower customs duties than Englishmen themselves . These privileges were embodied in a treaty signed at Utrecht in 1474. Bound by this pact , Henry VII ...
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