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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... maritime State which , shaped amid the suc- cessive conflicts of modern history , has developed in the twentieth century into the British Commonwealth of Nations . A long story of colonisation and imperial policy , of the rise and ...
... maritime State which , shaped amid the suc- cessive conflicts of modern history , has developed in the twentieth century into the British Commonwealth of Nations . A long story of colonisation and imperial policy , of the rise and ...
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... maritime tradition . In the seven- teenth century , a time of almost continuous peace , her mercantile interest had grown strong and accumulated capital . At the same time the more fortunate maritime States were demonstrating how great ...
... maritime tradition . In the seven- teenth century , a time of almost continuous peace , her mercantile interest had grown strong and accumulated capital . At the same time the more fortunate maritime States were demonstrating how great ...
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... maritime areas adjacent to the English shores within which hostilities were prohibited , and the decisions of the English Admiralty Court restricted jurisdiction to their terms . Vessels captured within the " place or tract at sea that ...
... maritime areas adjacent to the English shores within which hostilities were prohibited , and the decisions of the English Admiralty Court restricted jurisdiction to their terms . Vessels captured within the " place or tract at sea that ...
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