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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... interest to the historical student . During the first few years , which succeeded Waterloo , Englishmen enjoyed less real liberty than at any time since the Revolution of 1688. The great majority of the people had no voice in the ...
... interest to the historical student . During the first few years , which succeeded Waterloo , Englishmen enjoyed less real liberty than at any time since the Revolution of 1688. The great majority of the people had no voice in the ...
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... interest ; and high rates of interest were illegal by the laws of man , and reprobated ( so churchmen taught ) by the laws of God . When one of the earlier kings of the country re- quired money , he anticipated his revenue if he were an ...
... interest ; and high rates of interest were illegal by the laws of man , and reprobated ( so churchmen taught ) by the laws of God . When one of the earlier kings of the country re- quired money , he anticipated his revenue if he were an ...
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... interest . This issue marked the commence- ment of the modern National Debt of England . But it was attended with very unfortunate consequences . Within eight years , Charles , on the advice of Clifford , closed the exchequer . The ...
... interest . This issue marked the commence- ment of the modern National Debt of England . But it was attended with very unfortunate consequences . Within eight years , Charles , on the advice of Clifford , closed the exchequer . The ...
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... interest at 2,855,000l . When he was driven from office in 1742 the capital was less than 51,850,000 ; the interest was less than 2,160,000l . These figures were never destined to be reduced . The war of the Austrian Succession raised ...
... interest at 2,855,000l . When he was driven from office in 1742 the capital was less than 51,850,000 ; the interest was less than 2,160,000l . These figures were never destined to be reduced . The war of the Austrian Succession raised ...
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... 32,645,000l.3 1 See all these quotations in Por- ter's Progress of the Nation , p . 482 . 2 Ibid . P. 489 . VOL . I. D 3 Return , National Debt , Sess . 1858 , No. 443 . CHAP . I. The Sink- ing Fund . The interest HISTORY OF ENGLAND , 33.
... 32,645,000l.3 1 See all these quotations in Por- ter's Progress of the Nation , p . 482 . 2 Ibid . P. 489 . VOL . I. D 3 Return , National Debt , Sess . 1858 , No. 443 . CHAP . I. The Sink- ing Fund . The interest HISTORY OF ENGLAND , 33.
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