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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... King's subjects were of two religions , and that , in view of their preference , he would send them only those whose re- ligion was that of the Dutch . He is said to have driven his wife from his deathbed , surprised that she , who ...
... King's subjects were of two religions , and that , in view of their preference , he would send them only those whose re- ligion was that of the Dutch . He is said to have driven his wife from his deathbed , surprised that she , who ...
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... King's consent or introducing a suspending clause binding the colony not to enforce the act until the King's will were known . Thus the freedom of the Assembly was hedged in at many points by the instructions which the King sent to his ...
... King's consent or introducing a suspending clause binding the colony not to enforce the act until the King's will were known . Thus the freedom of the Assembly was hedged in at many points by the instructions which the King sent to his ...
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... King's adviser , agreed , but the King himself held out for a day after his adviser had yielded . But this ominous episode was not in itself decisive . Some months later , when the war in Germany was criticised , Pitt offered to re ...
... King's adviser , agreed , but the King himself held out for a day after his adviser had yielded . But this ominous episode was not in itself decisive . Some months later , when the war in Germany was criticised , Pitt offered to re ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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