The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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The friendship between Henry VIII and the Hanseatic League had caused much resentment among the Merchant Adventurers , who had never yet succeeded in their aim of monopolising the North Sea cloth trade . But Henry considered himself ...
The friendship between Henry VIII and the Hanseatic League had caused much resentment among the Merchant Adventurers , who had never yet succeeded in their aim of monopolising the North Sea cloth trade . But Henry considered himself ...
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In 1660 a charter was granted to a group of merchants under the title of " The Company of Royal Adventurers into Africa " , 2 who received the privilege of incorporation , and the right to hold the land and islands of West Africa from ...
In 1660 a charter was granted to a group of merchants under the title of " The Company of Royal Adventurers into Africa " , 2 who received the privilege of incorporation , and the right to hold the land and islands of West Africa from ...
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In 1663 after the revision of the Royal Adventurers ' charter an English force was despatched to the Guinea Coast for the protection of the forts and trade.1 Admiral Holmes , in charge of the expedition , found a severe conflict going ...
In 1663 after the revision of the Royal Adventurers ' charter an English force was despatched to the Guinea Coast for the protection of the forts and trade.1 Admiral Holmes , in charge of the expedition , found a severe conflict going ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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