A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... given matter of personal offence to the queen when princess - royal , and the new monarch had even sig- nified his intention to dismiss him , yet , to the surprise of all , the old ministry were suffered to remain in office , and the ...
... given matter of personal offence to the queen when princess - royal , and the new monarch had even sig- nified his intention to dismiss him , yet , to the surprise of all , the old ministry were suffered to remain in office , and the ...
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... given . To such a length , however , did they carry their rupture , that the heir - apparent completely identified himself with the opposition , and held a court of his own at Norfolk - house ; while the king issued an order forbidding ...
... given . To such a length , however , did they carry their rupture , that the heir - apparent completely identified himself with the opposition , and held a court of his own at Norfolk - house ; while the king issued an order forbidding ...
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... given to Sir John , who had , during his retirement from public service , been advanced to the rank of admiral of the white . Early in 1739 he was appointed vice - admiral of Great Britain , and on the breaking out of the Spanish war he ...
... given to Sir John , who had , during his retirement from public service , been advanced to the rank of admiral of the white . Early in 1739 he was appointed vice - admiral of Great Britain , and on the breaking out of the Spanish war he ...
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... given him to understand that his vengeance , though slow , would not be the less cer- tain . " Major - general Wolfe . BORN A. D. 1726. - died a . d . 1759 . JAMES WOLFE was the son of Lieutenant - general Edward Wolfe , an officer of ...
... given him to understand that his vengeance , though slow , would not be the less cer- tain . " Major - general Wolfe . BORN A. D. 1726. - died a . d . 1759 . JAMES WOLFE was the son of Lieutenant - general Edward Wolfe , an officer of ...
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George Godfrey Cunningham. able , from the evasive answers given by that court to the repeated remonstrances made by the British ambassador against the depredations and encroachments at the back of the British settlements , along the ...
George Godfrey Cunningham. able , from the evasive answers given by that court to the repeated remonstrances made by the British ambassador against the depredations and encroachments at the back of the British settlements , along the ...
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