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Anne E. Keeling GREAT BRITAIN AND HER QUEEN

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GREAT BRITAIN AND HER QUEEN by ANNE E. KEELING Author of "General Gordon: Hero and Saint," "The Oakhurst Chronicles," "Andrew Golding," etc. Second [more]

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Lady Karen Atkins Of Glencoe Scotland Anne Queen of Great Britain

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Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Anne was born in the reign of her uncle Charles II, who had no legitimate children. Her father, James, was first in line to the throne. His Catholicism was unpopular in England and on Charles's instructions Anne was raised as a Protestant. Three years after he succeeded Charles, James was deposed in the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688. Anne's Protestant brother-in-law and cousin William III became joint monarch with his wife, Anne's elder sister Mary II. Although the sisters had been close, disagreements over Anne's finances, status and choice of acquaintances arose shortly after Mary's accession and they became estranged. William and Mary had no children. After Mary's death in 1694, William continued as sole monarch until he was succeeded by Anne upon his death in 1702. As queen, Anne favoured moderate Tory politicians, who were more likely to share her Anglican religious views than their opponents, the Whigs. The Whigs grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, until in 1710 Anne dismissed many of them from office. Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, turned sour as the result of political differences. Anne was plagued by ill-health throughout her life. From her 30s onwards, she grew increasingly lame and corpulent. Despite seventeen pregnancies by her husband, Prince George of Denmark, she died without any surviving children and was the last monarch of the House of Stuart. Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, she was succeeded by her second cousin George I of the House of Hanover, who was a descendant of the Stuarts through his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth, daughter of James VI and I. [more]

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Anne E Keeling Great Britain and Her Queen

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Rather more than one mortal lifetime, as we average life in these later days, has elapsed since that [more]

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EPHRAIM DOUGLASS ADAMS GREAT BRITAIN AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

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Ephraim Douglass Adams (December 18, 1865[1] – 1930) was an American educator, born in Decorah, Iowa and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1887. He took a post-graduate course also at his alma mater, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1890. In the same year he was appointed special agent in charge of street railways for the eleventh census. His earlier work was done at the University of Kansas, where he became assistant professor (1891) and associate professor (1894) of history and sociology and in 1899 professor of European history.[2] He was made associate professor of history in Leland Stanford Junior University in 1902, and, four years later, full professor of history at Stanford University. Regarded as an expert on the American Civil War period, his work is widely cited. He is best known for Power of Ideals in American History. [more]

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Jeffery Farnol Great Britain and the American Civil War

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Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 – 9 August 1952) was a British writer since 1907 until his death, [more]

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Ephraim Douglass Adams "Great Britain and the American Civil War "

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Ephraim Douglass Adams (December 18, 1865[1] – 1930) was an American educator, born in Decorah, Iowa and graduated [more]

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Ephraim Douglass Adams Great Britain And The American Civil War Fiscle (Part-I)

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Ephraim Douglass Adams (December 18, 1865[1] – 1930) was an American educator, born in Decorah, Iowa and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1887. He took a post-graduate course also at his alma mater, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1890. In the same year he was appointed special agent in charge of street railways for the eleventh census. His earlier work was done at the University of Kansas, where he became assistant professor (1891) and associate professor (1894) of history and sociology and in 1899 professor of European history.[2] He was made associate professor of history in Leland Stanford Junior University in 1902, and, four years later, full professor of history at Stanford University. Regarded as an expert on the American Civil War period, his work is widely cited. He is best known for Power of Ideals in American History. [more]

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Ephraim Douglass Adams Great Britain And The American Civil War Fiscle (Part-I)

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Ephraim Douglass Adams (December 18, 1865[1] – 1930) was an American educator, born in Decorah, Iowa and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1887. He took a post-graduate course also at his alma mater, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1890. In the same year he was appointed special agent in charge of street railways for the eleventh census. His earlier work was done at the University of Kansas, where he became assistant professor (1891) and associate professor (1894) of history and sociology and in 1899 professor of European history.[2] He was made associate professor of history in Leland Stanford Junior University in 1902, and, four years later, full professor of history at Stanford University. Regarded as an expert on the American Civil War period, his work is widely cited. He is best known for Power of Ideals in American History. [more]

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A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan The Life Of Nelson, Vol. I (Of 2) The Embodiment Of The Sea Power Of Great Britain

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The Life Of Nelson Has Been Written So Often, That An Explanation--Almost An Apology--Seems Due For Any Renewal Of The Attempt; But, Not To Mention The Attractiveness Of The Theme In Itself, It Is Essential To The Completeness And Rounding Off Of The Author's Discussion Of The Influence Of Sea Power, That He Present A Study, From His Own Point Of View, Of The One Man Who In Himself Summed Up And Embodied The Greatness Of The Possibilities Which Sea Power Comprehends,--The Man For Whom Genius And Opportunity Worked Together, To Make Him The Personification Of The Navy Of Great Britain, The Dominant Factor In The Periods Hitherto Treated. [more]

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Theodore Roosevelt The Naval War Of 1812 Or The History Of The United States Navy During The Last War With Great Britain To W

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_Causes Of The War Of 1812--Conflicting Views Of America And Britain As Regards Neutral Rights--Those Of The Former Power Right--Impossibility Of Avoiding Hostilities--Declaration Of War--General Features Of The Contest--Racial Identity Of The Contestants--The Treaty Of Peace Nominally Leaves The Situation Unchanged--But Practically Settles The Dispute In Our Favor In Respect To Maritime Rights--The British Navy And Its Reputation Prior To 1812--Comparison With Other European Navies--British And American Authorities Consulted In The Present Work._ The View Professed By Great Britain In 1812 Respecting The Rights Of Belligerents And Neutrals Was Diametrically Opposite To That Held By The United States. [more]

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