A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Great Britain |
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... Bank of England The Development of British Industry The Trade in Wool In Cotton . 47 50 • 52 54 In Linen 66 In Silk 66 The Introduction of Steam as a Motive Power . 68 Iron 71 Coal 73 Population and the Rivers The Invention of Canals ...
... Bank of England The Development of British Industry The Trade in Wool In Cotton . 47 50 • 52 54 In Linen 66 In Silk 66 The Introduction of Steam as a Motive Power . 68 Iron 71 Coal 73 Population and the Rivers The Invention of Canals ...
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... Banks Prosecution of Political Writers The Prosecution of Wooler The Three Trials of Hone The Retirement of Lord Ellenborough PAGE 402 403 404 • 404 406 • · 408 410 411 412 • 412 413 416 417 • 418 • 419 421 422 423 425 426 428 432 433 ...
... Banks Prosecution of Political Writers The Prosecution of Wooler The Three Trials of Hone The Retirement of Lord Ellenborough PAGE 402 403 404 • 404 406 • · 408 410 411 412 • 412 413 416 417 • 418 • 419 421 422 423 425 426 428 432 433 ...
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... Bank Paper made Legal Tender 483 The Value of Gold after 1811 . The Partial Resumption of Cash Payments in 1817 The Currency Question in 1819 Robert Peel , Chairman of the Bank Committee The Resumption of Cash Payments agreed to The ...
... Bank Paper made Legal Tender 483 The Value of Gold after 1811 . The Partial Resumption of Cash Payments in 1817 The Currency Question in 1819 Robert Peel , Chairman of the Bank Committee The Resumption of Cash Payments agreed to The ...
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... bank- rupt exchequer . The situation was grave in the extreme . The autocracy of the king had been tolerated when his rule was successful ; its permanence was threatened when success no longer followed his banners . It required men to ...
... bank- rupt exchequer . The situation was grave in the extreme . The autocracy of the king had been tolerated when his rule was successful ; its permanence was threatened when success no longer followed his banners . It required men to ...
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... bank of the Rhine , and all her Italian pro- vinces , to her victorious antagonist . She gained the doubtful advantage of acquiring the Venetian territory , which Napoleon permitted her to seize . In the second of these wars Austria ...
... bank of the Rhine , and all her Italian pro- vinces , to her victorious antagonist . She gained the doubtful advantage of acquiring the Venetian territory , which Napoleon permitted her to seize . In the second of these wars Austria ...
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