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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... Duke of Wellington The Ministry Its First Chief , the Duke of Portland Its Second Chief , Perceval Its Third Chief , Lord Liverpool The Chancellor , Lord Eldon The Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth The Leaders of the Opposition : Lord ...
... Duke of Wellington The Ministry Its First Chief , the Duke of Portland Its Second Chief , Perceval Its Third Chief , Lord Liverpool The Chancellor , Lord Eldon The Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth The Leaders of the Opposition : Lord ...
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... Duke of Wellington as the com- mander of the British troops ; the steady perseverance of successive British niinisters , the ability of the com- mander , the bravery of the army , the outbreak of the Russian war , the retreat of the ...
... Duke of Wellington as the com- mander of the British troops ; the steady perseverance of successive British niinisters , the ability of the com- mander , the bravery of the army , the outbreak of the Russian war , the retreat of the ...
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... . annually and it seemed mathematically demonstrable that : I. a sinking fund of 14,000,000l . , accruing at 34 HISTORY OF ENGLAND . The Sinking Fund The Elder Brother, Lord Wellesley The Duke of Wellington The Ministry.
... . annually and it seemed mathematically demonstrable that : I. a sinking fund of 14,000,000l . , accruing at 34 HISTORY OF ENGLAND . The Sinking Fund The Elder Brother, Lord Wellesley The Duke of Wellington The Ministry.
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... Duke of Bridgewater commenced , with Brindley's aid , the gigantic canal from Runcorn to Manchester , which immortalised its founder's name , and ultimately changed the whole face of the country . 6 Francis , Duke of Bridgewater , did ...
... Duke of Bridgewater commenced , with Brindley's aid , the gigantic canal from Runcorn to Manchester , which immortalised its founder's name , and ultimately changed the whole face of the country . 6 Francis , Duke of Bridgewater , did ...
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... duke to devote his patrimony to the construc- tion of canals , and the duchess to marry Jack Campbell and to become Duchess of Argyll . Twenty years before the Duke of Bridgewater sepa- rated from the Duchess of Hamilton , the duke's ...
... duke to devote his patrimony to the construc- tion of canals , and the duchess to marry Jack Campbell and to become Duchess of Argyll . Twenty years before the Duke of Bridgewater sepa- rated from the Duchess of Hamilton , the duke's ...
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