A history of England, from the conclusion of the great war in 1815 [to 1858].Longmans, Green, and Company, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... importance and power . Riche- lieu and Mazarin had increased the influence of their country abroad ; Colbert had studded it with lasting monuments of the internal prosperity which he had him- self fostered ; Turenne and Luxembourg had ...
... importance and power . Riche- lieu and Mazarin had increased the influence of their country abroad ; Colbert had studded it with lasting monuments of the internal prosperity which he had him- self fostered ; Turenne and Luxembourg had ...
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... important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had held in Germany . He acquired the kingdoms of Hungary and ...
... important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had held in Germany . He acquired the kingdoms of Hungary and ...
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... the neighbouring powers . By the acquisition of Warsaw , Russia thrust herself like a wedge into Europe , and for the first time acquired an CHAP . I. I. CHAP . important influence . The events of the HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 15.
... the neighbouring powers . By the acquisition of Warsaw , Russia thrust herself like a wedge into Europe , and for the first time acquired an CHAP . I. I. CHAP . important influence . The events of the HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 15.
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Sir Spencer Walpole. I. CHAP . important influence . The events of the revolutionary war confirmed her authority . The conqueror who had subdued a continent recoiled from Russian territory . Friedland and the Borodino showed conclusively ...
Sir Spencer Walpole. I. CHAP . important influence . The events of the revolutionary war confirmed her authority . The conqueror who had subdued a continent recoiled from Russian territory . Friedland and the Borodino showed conclusively ...
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... important expedition which she attempted ended in a mere military parade . The largest subsidies which she lavished on her allies did not save them from defeat or deter them from deserting her . During the whole of Pitt's short life ...
... important expedition which she attempted ended in a mere military parade . The largest subsidies which she lavished on her allies did not save them from defeat or deter them from deserting her . During the whole of Pitt's short life ...
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