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... hundred years had passed through Italian hands into Europe , was now to diverge . The Portuguese , the Dutch , and eventually the English , were henceforth to carry round the Cape of Good Hope the riches of India . The merchant kings of ...
... hundred years had passed through Italian hands into Europe , was now to diverge . The Portuguese , the Dutch , and eventually the English , were henceforth to carry round the Cape of Good Hope the riches of India . The merchant kings of ...
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... hundred , and the priests two thousand , at the time of Buchanan's visit . Many of these churches were magnificent : the chapel of the palace is built on the model of St. Peter's at Rome . the first - fruits of Loyola's mission , and ...
... hundred , and the priests two thousand , at the time of Buchanan's visit . Many of these churches were magnificent : the chapel of the palace is built on the model of St. Peter's at Rome . the first - fruits of Loyola's mission , and ...
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... hundreds of innocent men rotted in the dungeons of the Inquisition , or perished at the stake . To turn to the early struggles of our own countrymen to reach India by the long sea route . The letters , journals , even the songs , of the ...
... hundreds of innocent men rotted in the dungeons of the Inquisition , or perished at the stake . To turn to the early struggles of our own countrymen to reach India by the long sea route . The letters , journals , even the songs , of the ...
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Charles Raikes. but also the exclusive benefit of the direct trade for nearly a hundred years . But the day had come at last , when the English , the Dutch , and eventually the French nations , were to assert their claim to a share of ...
Charles Raikes. but also the exclusive benefit of the direct trade for nearly a hundred years . But the day had come at last , when the English , the Dutch , and eventually the French nations , were to assert their claim to a share of ...
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... hundred cannon soon bristled round the island , and every nerve was stretched to improve this important possession , and to defend one of the best natural harbours in the world . But the struggles between the Mahrattas and the Mogul ...
... hundred cannon soon bristled round the island , and every nerve was stretched to improve this important possession , and to defend one of the best natural harbours in the world . But the struggles between the Mahrattas and the Mogul ...
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