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 120
... Elizabeth secured " the cautionary towns " , Flushing and Brill , which gave some measure of control over the North Sea.1 Speedily Philip retorted by seizing all English and French merchantmen in his Biscay ports , selecting their crews ...
... Elizabeth secured " the cautionary towns " , Flushing and Brill , which gave some measure of control over the North Sea.1 Speedily Philip retorted by seizing all English and French merchantmen in his Biscay ports , selecting their crews ...
Page 199
... ELIZABETH AND FREEDOM OF THE SEAS 199 submitted similar limits , were not accepted by those in authority . Plowden denied the Queen's rights of property in the sea , or that she could prohibit anyone from fishing in it . Elizabeth , who ...
... ELIZABETH AND FREEDOM OF THE SEAS 199 submitted similar limits , were not accepted by those in authority . Plowden denied the Queen's rights of property in the sea , or that she could prohibit anyone from fishing in it . Elizabeth , who ...
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... Elizabeth , Empress of Russia , seizes throne in 1741 , 372 ; 462 ; 471 ; death of , 944 Elizabeth Farnese , Queen of Spain , and Anglo - Spanish trading relations , 339 ; 344 ; her Italian ambitions , 3649 ; loses her husband and her ...
... Elizabeth , Empress of Russia , seizes throne in 1741 , 372 ; 462 ; 471 ; death of , 944 Elizabeth Farnese , Queen of Spain , and Anglo - Spanish trading relations , 339 ; 344 ; her Italian ambitions , 3649 ; loses her husband and her ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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