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Mr Harold Nicolson says : • The Emperor William was persuaded by his advisers , and against his own better judgment , to address to President Kruger a telegram of congratulation upon the failure of the Jameson Raid .
Mr Harold Nicolson says : • The Emperor William was persuaded by his advisers , and against his own better judgment , to address to President Kruger a telegram of congratulation upon the failure of the Jameson Raid .
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The Emperor even went so far as to point out that in the circumstances the avoidance of war would be a great moral victory for Russia . * His letters to the Tsar are quoted in this connection by Mr Benson , who says that the Emperor was ...
The Emperor even went so far as to point out that in the circumstances the avoidance of war would be a great moral victory for Russia . * His letters to the Tsar are quoted in this connection by Mr Benson , who says that the Emperor was ...
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Subsequently Mr Benson says that the Emperor , in his talks , “ dispensed with any previous knowledge of his subject . ' Here Mr Benson's ignorance of his subject is evident . The Emperor's solid stock of knowledge has been a surprise ...
Subsequently Mr Benson says that the Emperor , in his talks , “ dispensed with any previous knowledge of his subject . ' Here Mr Benson's ignorance of his subject is evident . The Emperor's solid stock of knowledge has been a surprise ...
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ART PACE 1 1 Imperial Defence and the International Situation | 1 |
The Perversion of Mountaineering | 2 |
De Mortuis | 3 |
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