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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... Virginia was mainly peopled by members of the criminal classes . There were , indeed , strong reasons why younger members of eminent English families should seek a new home in Virginia . Under the rule of the Parliament and Cromwell ...
... Virginia was mainly peopled by members of the criminal classes . There were , indeed , strong reasons why younger members of eminent English families should seek a new home in Virginia . Under the rule of the Parliament and Cromwell ...
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... Virginia than in England . The absence of a powerful territorial nobility weakened the position of the landed pro- prietors . Moreover , though in name the English Church in Virginia & was a replica of the Church of England , in fact it ...
... Virginia than in England . The absence of a powerful territorial nobility weakened the position of the landed pro- prietors . Moreover , though in name the English Church in Virginia & was a replica of the Church of England , in fact it ...
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... Virginia in the seventeenth century . 2 vols . New York , 1896 . Institutional History of Virginia in the seventeenth century .... 2 vols . New York , 1910 . The Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century . New York , 1907 ...
... Virginia in the seventeenth century . 2 vols . New York , 1896 . Institutional History of Virginia in the seventeenth century .... 2 vols . New York , 1910 . The Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century . New York , 1907 ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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