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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... never left Spain ; and Parma's further victories in Picardy were fruitless . In fact , Spain never recovered from the blows dealt by the English at Cadiz and by nature off Finisterre . In May 1598 Philip made peace with Henry IV ...
... never left Spain ; and Parma's further victories in Picardy were fruitless . In fact , Spain never recovered from the blows dealt by the English at Cadiz and by nature off Finisterre . In May 1598 Philip made peace with Henry IV ...
Page 214
... never weary of planning the acquisition of colonies wherein these goods should be produced under the national flag . So also dependence upon foreigners for any other class of goods which the national colonies could be made to supply was ...
... never weary of planning the acquisition of colonies wherein these goods should be produced under the national flag . So also dependence upon foreigners for any other class of goods which the national colonies could be made to supply was ...
Page 671
... never grant them absolute independence unless com- pelled . They believed that now was the time to fight for it , before the ardour of the people cooled , whilst their sense of grievance was still acute and bad trade still rendered them ...
... never grant them absolute independence unless com- pelled . They believed that now was the time to fight for it , before the ardour of the people cooled , whilst their sense of grievance was still acute and bad trade still rendered them ...
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