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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... period . It may be said in general that the North Sea trades , handicapped though they were by foreign competition , were yet the most frequented , and produced the greater part of the country's commercial wealth ; whilst the western ...
... period . It may be said in general that the North Sea trades , handicapped though they were by foreign competition , were yet the most frequented , and produced the greater part of the country's commercial wealth ; whilst the western ...
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... period of expansion a like freedom of intercourse was claimed under this and similar treaties . The Spanish view throughout the period was clearly that the treaties of mutual intercourse were operative only within the " lines of amity ...
... period of expansion a like freedom of intercourse was claimed under this and similar treaties . The Spanish view throughout the period was clearly that the treaties of mutual intercourse were operative only within the " lines of amity ...
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... period of English penetration to the coasts , direct seizure of the treasure was the only method followed . In later ... period of influence , and both were distracted by other aims . Probably both were too late . It was necessary ...
... period of English penetration to the coasts , direct seizure of the treasure was the only method followed . In later ... period of influence , and both were distracted by other aims . Probably both were too late . It was necessary ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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