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... remained united in its allegiance to Rome , or had it become , as it at one time promised , universally Protestant , France and Sweden would not have been able to play the part they did in the Thirty Years ' War , and to aggrandize ...
... remained united in its allegiance to Rome , or had it become , as it at one time promised , universally Protestant , France and Sweden would not have been able to play the part they did in the Thirty Years ' War , and to aggrandize ...
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... remained in the hands of France . The Dukes of Courland must also be ranked among the Ame- 1 One of the most celebrated of these adventurers was Henry Morgan , a Welsh- After several years of perilous and romantic enterprise , Morgan ...
... remained in the hands of France . The Dukes of Courland must also be ranked among the Ame- 1 One of the most celebrated of these adventurers was Henry Morgan , a Welsh- After several years of perilous and romantic enterprise , Morgan ...
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... remained down to the Peace of Utrecht , in 1713 , much in the same relative con- dition that we have described , though they increased , of course , in wealth and importance . The chief feature of the Spanish colonies was the progress ...
... remained down to the Peace of Utrecht , in 1713 , much in the same relative con- dition that we have described , though they increased , of course , in wealth and importance . The chief feature of the Spanish colonies was the progress ...
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... remained to France in North America were Louisiana , Canada , and the island of Cape Breton . The places ceded to Great Britain were , however , at that time little better than deserts . The alliance between France and England , after ...
... remained to France in North America were Louisiana , Canada , and the island of Cape Breton . The places ceded to Great Britain were , however , at that time little better than deserts . The alliance between France and England , after ...
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... remained to be settled by future wars and negotiations . In the military and diplomatic transactions which ensued , Spain , directed by the will of a youth- ful and ambitious Queen , and the counsels of a subtle and enter- prising ...
... remained to be settled by future wars and negotiations . In the military and diplomatic transactions which ensued , Spain , directed by the will of a youth- ful and ambitious Queen , and the counsels of a subtle and enter- prising ...
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