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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... important still , ap- peared in 1625 , which dealt not only with war but with peace also . They were attempts to ... importance and was much used by Grotius . in It is , however , to the work of Hugo Grotius ( 1583-1645 ) that the ...
... important still , ap- peared in 1625 , which dealt not only with war but with peace also . They were attempts to ... importance and was much used by Grotius . in It is , however , to the work of Hugo Grotius ( 1583-1645 ) that the ...
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... important than the governor himself . It was composed of leading men of the colony , " of good life , well affected to the government , of good estates and abilities and not necessitous people or much in debt " , and in numbers ran from ...
... important than the governor himself . It was composed of leading men of the colony , " of good life , well affected to the government , of good estates and abilities and not necessitous people or much in debt " , and in numbers ran from ...
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... importance . For France began to negotiate for peace . The military events of 1761 had an important effect on its diplomacy . Early in the year , and in spite of Newcastle , Pitt had sent an ex- pedition to Belleisle , and the failure ...
... importance . For France began to negotiate for peace . The military events of 1761 had an important effect on its diplomacy . Early in the year , and in spite of Newcastle , Pitt had sent an ex- pedition to Belleisle , and the failure ...
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