The Dictionary of English HistorySir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling |
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... passed , apply- ing the oath to the new reign . The oath was taken freely by the Tories , and even by noted Jacobites , the Pretender having , it was said , sent instructions to that effect to his adherents . It was renewed on the ...
... passed , apply- ing the oath to the new reign . The oath was taken freely by the Tories , and even by noted Jacobites , the Pretender having , it was said , sent instructions to that effect to his adherents . It was renewed on the ...
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... passed into the possession of the Count de la Marche , stepfather of Henry III . In 1303 it was annexed to the French crown , but by the Treaty of Bretigni in 1360 , was restored to England , only to be re - conquered by the French in ...
... passed into the possession of the Count de la Marche , stepfather of Henry III . In 1303 it was annexed to the French crown , but by the Treaty of Bretigni in 1360 , was restored to England , only to be re - conquered by the French in ...
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... passed to repress the practice of cruelty to animals . Subsequently Acts with the same object were passed in 1827 , 1835 , and 1854 , in great part through the efforts of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
... passed to repress the practice of cruelty to animals . Subsequently Acts with the same object were passed in 1827 , 1835 , and 1854 , in great part through the efforts of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
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... passed , dealing with nearly three million acres . From this date to 1850 , 2,365 more Acts were passed , under which six million more acres were thus appropriated . Most of this area passed from common pasture to arable , and Agr Agr ( 19 )
... passed , dealing with nearly three million acres . From this date to 1850 , 2,365 more Acts were passed , under which six million more acres were thus appropriated . Most of this area passed from common pasture to arable , and Agr Agr ( 19 )
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... passed from the hands of the Peishwa to those of Scindia in 1797 . During the Mahratta war of 1803 General Wellesley invested and captured the town . It was restored to the Mahrattas at the end of the war ; but in 1817 , after the ...
... passed from the hands of the Peishwa to those of Scindia in 1797 . During the Mahratta war of 1803 General Wellesley invested and captured the town . It was restored to the Mahrattas at the end of the war ; but in 1817 , after the ...
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