The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1

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John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries

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... negotiations of 1600 in consequence proved abortive . The state of war continued until , on Elizabeth's death in March 1603 , James I succeeded to the throne . In May 1604 fresh negotiations for a definite settlement were opened in ...
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... negotiation had seen a series of pro- posals put forward only to fail . The first negotiations had been carried on at Madrid in 1732-4 , and had been stultified by the open desire of Spain to terminate the whole Asiento concession . To ...
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... negotiations , but on 29 March they were induced to sanction one overture to France , and another to Spain . On 15 April , Choiseul answered by accepting the basis of the French and British ultimatums , but demanding the restoration of ...

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CHAPTER I
1
CHAPTER II
22
The Newfoundland Fishery
29

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TitleThe Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1
The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose
EditorsJohn Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
PublisherThe University Press, 1929
Original fromthe University of Michigan
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