The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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All the great colonies and India were building railways ; in South Africa diamond
and , later , gold mines were being exploited ; in India and Ceylon were tea and
coffee plantations , and in Malaya tin mines . New beginnings were being made ...
All the great colonies and India were building railways ; in South Africa diamond
and , later , gold mines were being exploited ; in India and Ceylon were tea and
coffee plantations , and in Malaya tin mines . New beginnings were being made ...
Page 611
At the same time the Khedive was deposed in absentia ; his uncle was
proclaimed Sultan of Egypt , a title that , seven years later was changed to King .
The Egyptians were assured that the British Army and Navy would defend them ,
without ...
At the same time the Khedive was deposed in absentia ; his uncle was
proclaimed Sultan of Egypt , a title that , seven years later was changed to King .
The Egyptians were assured that the British Army and Navy would defend them ,
without ...
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Sir Michael Hicks Beach ( later Earl St Aldwyn ) . 1880 , April 28 . Earl of
Kimberley . 1882 , December 11 . Edward H . Stanley , 24th Earl of Derby . 1885 ,
June 24 . Frederick A . Stanley , cr . Lord Stanley , 1886 ( later 25th Earl of Derby
) .
Sir Michael Hicks Beach ( later Earl St Aldwyn ) . 1880 , April 28 . Earl of
Kimberley . 1882 , December 11 . Edward H . Stanley , 24th Earl of Derby . 1885 ,
June 24 . Frederick A . Stanley , cr . Lord Stanley , 1886 ( later 25th Earl of Derby
) .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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