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... Britain . - The Armed Neu- trality . - War between England and Holland . - Peace of Versailles.- Discontents in France . - The Notables . - The Etats Généraux . - The National Assembly ( pp . 255–296 ) . Infamy of Louis XV . • 255 256 ...
... Britain . - The Armed Neu- trality . - War between England and Holland . - Peace of Versailles.- Discontents in France . - The Notables . - The Etats Généraux . - The National Assembly ( pp . 255–296 ) . Infamy of Louis XV . • 255 256 ...
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... Britain finally took her proper station as one of the arbiters of Europe only in the reign of William III . Nor was it till about the same period that the strength of Prussia and Russia began to be de- veloped , and to complete the ...
... Britain finally took her proper station as one of the arbiters of Europe only in the reign of William III . Nor was it till about the same period that the strength of Prussia and Russia began to be de- veloped , and to complete the ...
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... Britain were , however , at that time little better than deserts . The alliance between France and England , after the death of Louis XIV . , was favourable to the progress of the French colonies . Their West India islands flourished ...
... Britain were , however , at that time little better than deserts . The alliance between France and England , after the death of Louis XIV . , was favourable to the progress of the French colonies . Their West India islands flourished ...
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... Britain in favour of the Pretender ; in a word , to overthrow the Treaty of Utrecht . But in order to mature these plans , and prepare the means necessary for their execution , Alberoni demanded five years of peace ; and , therefore ...
... Britain in favour of the Pretender ; in a word , to overthrow the Treaty of Utrecht . But in order to mature these plans , and prepare the means necessary for their execution , Alberoni demanded five years of peace ; and , therefore ...
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... Britain , to which she looked for the maintenance of her barrier . The ancient alliance between the two countries was renewed by the Treaty of Westminster , Feb- ruary 17th , 1716 , by which former treaties were confirmed . George I ...
... Britain , to which she looked for the maintenance of her barrier . The ancient alliance between the two countries was renewed by the Treaty of Westminster , Feb- ruary 17th , 1716 , by which former treaties were confirmed . George I ...
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