Set in a Silver SeaDoubleday, 1968 - 359 pages A social history of England from the days of the first Stuart king, James, when England was largely an agricultural and rural country, through the reign of Queen Victoria, when England had become the world's foremost industrial and Imperial giant. |
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... Henry's death and during the brief reign of his son the flood- gates opened wide , and the attempts to close them of the devout Mary Tudor - daughter of Henry's divorced Spanish wife - only strengthened the flood's force . The popular ...
... Henry's death and during the brief reign of his son the flood- gates opened wide , and the attempts to close them of the devout Mary Tudor - daughter of Henry's divorced Spanish wife - only strengthened the flood's force . The popular ...
Page 350
... Henry V , k . , 22 Henry VIII , k . , 9 , 10 Henry , the Navigator , p . , 10 Hepplewhite , George , 95 Hertfordshire , 58 , 118-19 , 169 Heywood , Rev. Oliver , 43 Hickman , Tom , 149 Hicks , Ann , 223 Hill , Rowland , 266 Himalayas ...
... Henry V , k . , 22 Henry VIII , k . , 9 , 10 Henry , the Navigator , p . , 10 Hepplewhite , George , 95 Hertfordshire , 58 , 118-19 , 169 Heywood , Rev. Oliver , 43 Hickman , Tom , 149 Hicks , Ann , 223 Hill , Rowland , 266 Himalayas ...
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... Henry Cavendish , 3rd d . of , 95 Portland , Isle of , 102 , 152 Portsmouth , 62 , 143 , 258 Portugal , 10 , 11 , 62 , 63 , 105 , 173 , 179 Potteries , the , 93 , 173 , 199 , 257 Powderham Castle , 177 Powell , Jem , 159 Powell's buses ...
... Henry Cavendish , 3rd d . of , 95 Portland , Isle of , 102 , 152 Portsmouth , 62 , 143 , 258 Portugal , 10 , 11 , 62 , 63 , 105 , 173 , 179 Potteries , the , 93 , 173 , 199 , 257 Powderham Castle , 177 Powell , Jem , 159 Powell's buses ...
Contents
The Breach with Rome | 7 |
Approach to the Capital | 15 |
Pepyss London | 22 |
Copyright | |
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