A History of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2: The Campaigns of Wellington and the Policy of Castlereagh (1806-1825) (Classic Reprint)
A History of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2: The Campaigns of Wellington and the Policy of Castlereagh (1806-1825) (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from A History of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2: The Campaigns of Wellington and the Policy of Castlereagh (1806-1825) The fate of the modern world was determined during the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Indeed the issues of that period were the most important which have ever occurred in the history of mankind. Kingdoms were broken up and rebuilt, monarchs were raised from the people, crowned' and dethroned, and new systems of government were invented, tried, and discarded. The ...
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Excerpt from A History of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2: The Campaigns of Wellington and the Policy of Castlereagh (1806-1825) The fate of the modern world was determined during the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Indeed the issues of that period were the most important which have ever occurred in the history of mankind. Kingdoms were broken up and rebuilt, monarchs were raised from the people, crowned' and dethroned, and new systems of government were invented, tried, and discarded. The Pope was hurled by violence from his chair, and restored by force of arms. Treaties and laws were made and broken every few months. Each of the Powers of Europe was friend and foe to each in turn, except England, which was steadily hostile to Napo leon throughout. Armies and fleets were called into being, and destroyed with reckless prodigality, and commerce was hampered by ruthless blockades. Everywhere force reigned triumphant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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