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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Page 98
... took up piracy , " the profession of the sea " ; for the Venetian ambassador at London re- ported on 10 August 1620 ( one month before the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth ) , that " the younger sons here , as opposed to the first ...
... took up piracy , " the profession of the sea " ; for the Venetian ambassador at London re- ported on 10 August 1620 ( one month before the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth ) , that " the younger sons here , as opposed to the first ...
Page 145
... took little personal part in the schemes that were carried on in his name , but looked upon them merely as an additional means of finding money . The real movers were the London financiers who were familiar with the method of working ...
... took little personal part in the schemes that were carried on in his name , but looked upon them merely as an additional means of finding money . The real movers were the London financiers who were familiar with the method of working ...
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... took two forts on the Hudson at Verplanck's Point and Stony Point , hoping " to stir Mr Washington " and bring on a general action , but without the promised reinforcements he could not follow up the blow , while Washington was not to ...
... took two forts on the Hudson at Verplanck's Point and Stony Point , hoping " to stir Mr Washington " and bring on a general action , but without the promised reinforcements he could not follow up the blow , while Washington was not to ...
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