A history of England, from the conclusion of the great war in 1815 [to 1858].Longmans, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... Causes Action of the Ministry . Negotiations for a Compromise They fail Proceedings in the House of Lords Report of the Secret Committee The Queen's Progress to the Trial The Scene in the House of Lords The Counsel • . 571 572 • . 573 ...
... Causes Action of the Ministry . Negotiations for a Compromise They fail Proceedings in the House of Lords Report of the Secret Committee The Queen's Progress to the Trial The Scene in the House of Lords The Counsel • . 571 572 • . 573 ...
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... causes which ultimately led to the decline and fall of Spain had their origin in events which happened before even Philip's birth . But his intolerable bigotry hastened a crisis which a more prudent man might possibly have averted , and ...
... causes which ultimately led to the decline and fall of Spain had their origin in events which happened before even Philip's birth . But his intolerable bigotry hastened a crisis which a more prudent man might possibly have averted , and ...
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... cause of monarchy was identified with the cause of order , and other European nations witnessed the degra- dation of a king in France with much the same feelings with which the Americans would contemplate the creation of a king in ...
... cause of monarchy was identified with the cause of order , and other European nations witnessed the degra- dation of a king in France with much the same feelings with which the Americans would contemplate the creation of a king in ...
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... cause which had been undertaken in common ; every power but one suffered the penalty of a French invasion . England alone , with one short interval of peace , persevered from the commencement to the close of the struggle . England alone ...
... cause which had been undertaken in common ; every power but one suffered the penalty of a French invasion . England alone , with one short interval of peace , persevered from the commencement to the close of the struggle . England alone ...
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... cause of Europe in the Peninsula ; the happy se- lection of the great Duke of Wellington as the com- mander of the British troops ; the steady perseverance of successive British ministers , the ability of the com- mander , the bravery ...
... cause of Europe in the Peninsula ; the happy se- lection of the great Duke of Wellington as the com- mander of the British troops ; the steady perseverance of successive British ministers , the ability of the com- mander , the bravery ...
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