The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century: Its Progress and Expansion at Home and Abroad, Comprising a Description and History of the British Colonies and Dependencies, Tom 1Blackie & son, limited, 1897 - 30 |
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... than that of our arms " . The new nation soon gave assurance of the prowess of her sons on the field of battle . In the Hundred Years ' War , though she happily failed in all attempts at 6 OUR EMPIRE AT HOME AND ABROAD .
... than that of our arms " . The new nation soon gave assurance of the prowess of her sons on the field of battle . In the Hundred Years ' War , though she happily failed in all attempts at 6 OUR EMPIRE AT HOME AND ABROAD .
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... soon ceased to exist . The insular position of England , guarding her from foreign invasion , dispensed with the need of regular troops until the time came when Parlia- ment had provided ample securities against their misuse for the ...
... soon ceased to exist . The insular position of England , guarding her from foreign invasion , dispensed with the need of regular troops until the time came when Parlia- ment had provided ample securities against their misuse for the ...
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... episcopal government in the Church won many supporters , amongst the English clergy , of the new theory of kingly rule , and divine right was soon preached from pulpits of the Established Church . 12 OUR EMPIRE AT HOME AND ABROAD .
... episcopal government in the Church won many supporters , amongst the English clergy , of the new theory of kingly rule , and divine right was soon preached from pulpits of the Established Church . 12 OUR EMPIRE AT HOME AND ABROAD .
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... soon preached from pulpits of the Established Church . The claims of the monarch assumed this extreme form just when a republican spirit had begun to be prominent in Parliament and in the country . At the very close of Elizabeth's reign ...
... soon preached from pulpits of the Established Church . The claims of the monarch assumed this extreme form just when a republican spirit had begun to be prominent in Parliament and in the country . At the very close of Elizabeth's reign ...
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... soon quietly allowed to take his seat for Middlesex , and from 1771 onwards there was practically free reporting of debates . A small step towards the rights of citizenship for the Catholic subjects of the crown was taken in 1778 , when ...
... soon quietly allowed to take his seat for Middlesex , and from 1771 onwards there was practically free reporting of debates . A small step towards the rights of citizenship for the Catholic subjects of the crown was taken in 1778 , when ...
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