The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1

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John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain

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... France , while the Emperor regarded him as an actual pretender to the throne of Spain . The Spanish alliance could , there- fore , offer no guarantee of international good - will , nor could it furnish a sure shield against the Stuart ...
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... France and Britain , merely gave them time for fresh growth and tacit preparation . Only the subjugation of one or a revolution in the conception of nations as natural rivals could end their recurrent feud . And France at least was too ...
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... France . If , therefore , France and Prussia re- mained allies , a future Silesian war meant for Austria either the detachment of an enormous garrison to hold the Netherlands or , at the peace , the sacrifice for their redemption of ...

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Contents

CHAPTER I
1
CHAPTER II
22
The Newfoundland Fishery
29

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John Holland Rose,Arthur Percival Newton,Ernest Alfred Benians,Henry Dodwell
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John Holland Rose,Arthur Percival Newton,Ernest Alfred Benians,Henry Dodwell
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TitleThe Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1
The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton
EditorsJohn Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
PublisherMacmillan, 1929
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized5 Mar 2009
  
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