The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... fresh troop of English auxiliaries , under Lord Peterborough , placed Charles [ A. D. 1704 ] completely under the guardianship of England . Barcelona , where Prince George had some old connexions , and whence it was hoped to raise the ...
... fresh troop of English auxiliaries , under Lord Peterborough , placed Charles [ A. D. 1704 ] completely under the guardianship of England . Barcelona , where Prince George had some old connexions , and whence it was hoped to raise the ...
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... fresh ones , and were no less devoted to the monarchy , by means of which , in their turn , they sought to overthrow the Tories . The Tories had naturally befriended the Stuarts ; William , and , after him , Anne , were , consequently ...
... fresh ones , and were no less devoted to the monarchy , by means of which , in their turn , they sought to overthrow the Tories . The Tories had naturally befriended the Stuarts ; William , and , after him , Anne , were , consequently ...
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... fresh piece from the empire . When the Netherlands shall have been re- duced to submission , the Rhine will be made the frontier and the foundation of a fresh peace . The abbess of Buchau wished me joy of the blessed peace . I am , on ...
... fresh piece from the empire . When the Netherlands shall have been re- duced to submission , the Rhine will be made the frontier and the foundation of a fresh peace . The abbess of Buchau wished me joy of the blessed peace . I am , on ...
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... fresh proof of Eugene's genius . Venice still retained her enmity towards the emperor , by whom she had been unaided in her war with the Turks , during which she had lost the Morea . In retaliation , she entered into a fresh intrigue ...
... fresh proof of Eugene's genius . Venice still retained her enmity towards the emperor , by whom she had been unaided in her war with the Turks , during which she had lost the Morea . In retaliation , she entered into a fresh intrigue ...
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... fresh election ; Stanislaus Lescinsky again set himself up as a candidate for the crown , and , although the Polish nobility evinced little inclination to favour the youthful Augustus , the emperor , true to his plighted word , exerted ...
... fresh election ; Stanislaus Lescinsky again set himself up as a candidate for the crown , and , although the Polish nobility evinced little inclination to favour the youthful Augustus , the emperor , true to his plighted word , exerted ...
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