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... regarded . The Peace of Westphalia may , therefore , be considered as in- augurating a new era , whose character was essentially political . It is true that the religious element is not altogether eliminated in the intercourse of ...
... regarded . The Peace of Westphalia may , therefore , be considered as in- augurating a new era , whose character was essentially political . It is true that the religious element is not altogether eliminated in the intercourse of ...
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... regarded as a direct consequence of the Thirty Years ' War . The enhancement of the power of the Electors of Bavaria and Brandenburg by this means , is particularly striking . In Bavaria , the States , which were seldom assembled ...
... regarded as a direct consequence of the Thirty Years ' War . The enhancement of the power of the Electors of Bavaria and Brandenburg by this means , is particularly striking . In Bavaria , the States , which were seldom assembled ...
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... regarded as inaugurating a system of European policy which lasted far into the present cen- tury ; of which , with some interruptions , the main - spring was the rivalry between France and England . The alliance between Great Britain ...
... regarded as inaugurating a system of European policy which lasted far into the present cen- tury ; of which , with some interruptions , the main - spring was the rivalry between France and England . The alliance between Great Britain ...
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... regarded as forming an epoch in the history of philosophy . We have already recorded Grotius's flight to Paris on account of the Arminian controversy , and the composition of his celebrated book in that capital , ' where it was ...
... regarded as forming an epoch in the history of philosophy . We have already recorded Grotius's flight to Paris on account of the Arminian controversy , and the composition of his celebrated book in that capital , ' where it was ...
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... regarded as its true founder . After an existence of only two or three years , the colony was on the point of being abandoned , when the arrival of Lord Delaware with supplies , and the wise measures which he adopted as Governor , saved ...
... regarded as its true founder . After an existence of only two or three years , the colony was on the point of being abandoned , when the arrival of Lord Delaware with supplies , and the wise measures which he adopted as Governor , saved ...
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