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... of England . Struensee and his Reforms . Juliana , Queen Dowager , forms a Party Cowardice of Struensee . Guldberg organizes a Con- spiracy against him 240 • 241 A.D. OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . 1788. Execution of Struensee.
... of England . Struensee and his Reforms . Juliana , Queen Dowager , forms a Party Cowardice of Struensee . Guldberg organizes a Con- spiracy against him 240 • 241 A.D. OF THE FOURTH VOLUME . 1788. Execution of Struensee.
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... Queen Caro- line ( 1772 ) Rule of Guldberg The Danes invade Sweden . Gustavus III . becomes absolute Progress of the Russian and Swedish War 1790. Peace of Werela 1794. Treaty of Drottningholm Page A.D. 1790. Revolution in Belgium ...
... Queen Caro- line ( 1772 ) Rule of Guldberg The Danes invade Sweden . Gustavus III . becomes absolute Progress of the Russian and Swedish War 1790. Peace of Werela 1794. Treaty of Drottningholm Page A.D. 1790. Revolution in Belgium ...
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... Queen Elizabeth . By steering due west , instead of taking the usual southern route , Gosnold made the land at the promontory which he named Cape Cod , thus shortening the voyage by a third . The reports which he brought home of the ...
... Queen Elizabeth . By steering due west , instead of taking the usual southern route , Gosnold made the land at the promontory which he named Cape Cod , thus shortening the voyage by a third . The reports which he brought home of the ...
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... Queen , and the counsels of a subtle and enter- prising Minister , seemed inspired with new vigour , and promised again to take a first rank in the affairs of Europe . After the death of Philip V.'s first wife , Louisa of Savoy ...
... Queen , and the counsels of a subtle and enter- prising Minister , seemed inspired with new vigour , and promised again to take a first rank in the affairs of Europe . After the death of Philip V.'s first wife , Louisa of Savoy ...
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... Queen possessed a penetrating mind and a resolute and lofty spirit . Alarmed by this intelligence , she had despatched a messenger to Parma to prevent the marriage from taking place ; but he arrived on the very morning of the ceremony ...
... Queen possessed a penetrating mind and a resolute and lofty spirit . Alarmed by this intelligence , she had despatched a messenger to Parma to prevent the marriage from taking place ; but he arrived on the very morning of the ceremony ...
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