The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 209
... French mint to re- store the integrity of French money by ridding the realm of the debased currency inherited from three former reigns . The measure of his success is reflected in his appointment as royal treasurer in 1439 and his ...
... French mint to re- store the integrity of French money by ridding the realm of the debased currency inherited from three former reigns . The measure of his success is reflected in his appointment as royal treasurer in 1439 and his ...
Page 296
... French and British having declared war in the spring of 1744 , Cape Breton's governor started operations with the capture of a British garrison and fishermen at Canso , Nova Scotia , on May 13 , but attacks on Annapolis , Nova Scotia ...
... French and British having declared war in the spring of 1744 , Cape Breton's governor started operations with the capture of a British garrison and fishermen at Canso , Nova Scotia , on May 13 , but attacks on Annapolis , Nova Scotia ...
Page 305
... French terri- tories in India , and many insular possessions in the West Indies and elsewhere passed to Great Britain , although at the general pacification in 1814-1815 some of them were regained by France . Then began creation of a ...
... French terri- tories in India , and many insular possessions in the West Indies and elsewhere passed to Great Britain , although at the general pacification in 1814-1815 some of them were regained by France . Then began creation of a ...
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