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... reigns in English History . § 2. Their unfortunate character . § 3. The longest reign in European History : its melancholy close . § 4. Contrast the reign of Victoria . Expansion of the Empire by land . § 5. Retention of the Sovereignty ...
... reigns in English History . § 2. Their unfortunate character . § 3. The longest reign in European History : its melancholy close . § 4. Contrast the reign of Victoria . Expansion of the Empire by land . § 5. Retention of the Sovereignty ...
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... Reign of Louis XIV . of France : seventy - two years . After Blenheim , nothing but disaster : insurrection of starving subjects . Pathetic picture of the old man trying to instruct his great - grandson . § 4. Contrast reign of Victoria ...
... Reign of Louis XIV . of France : seventy - two years . After Blenheim , nothing but disaster : insurrection of starving subjects . Pathetic picture of the old man trying to instruct his great - grandson . § 4. Contrast reign of Victoria ...
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... reign of Richard the Second , for instance , two of the greatest nobles in the land , the Dukes of Hereford and Norfolk , who had accused each other of high treason , appeared in the lists to fight out their quarrel in the presence of ...
... reign of Richard the Second , for instance , two of the greatest nobles in the land , the Dukes of Hereford and Norfolk , who had accused each other of high treason , appeared in the lists to fight out their quarrel in the presence of ...
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... Reign in European History : its melan- choly close . However closely the reigns of other monarchs may approach that of Queen Victoria in point of duration , there is none that can compare with it in point of prosperity . Long reigns ...
... Reign in European History : its melan- choly close . However closely the reigns of other monarchs may approach that of Queen Victoria in point of duration , there is none that can compare with it in point of prosperity . Long reigns ...
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... reign of Victoria , it is altogether Contrast different . She found her country great . She leaves it the Reign greater . In every quarter of the globe enormous acquisitions of territory have been made during the last of the sixty years ...
... reign of Victoria , it is altogether Contrast different . She found her country great . She leaves it the Reign greater . In every quarter of the globe enormous acquisitions of territory have been made during the last of the sixty years ...
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