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MODERN HISTORY.
CLASS D.
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Give the dates of the first three Crusades, naming the chief persons engaged in each.
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Write a short life of Edward the Black Prince.
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State what relations subsisted between England and Scotland at different times from the Norman Conquest to the accession of Edward I.
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At what period did Spain attain its greatest height of prosperity? What countries were then included in the Spanish Empire?
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Name in order of their succession the Sovereigns of France contemporary with the English Tudors.
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Mention the chief events in the war between William III. and Louis XIV. By what treaty was it concluded?
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On what grounds was war declared with Spain during the time of George II.? How was the war conducted on the part of Great Britain, and with what results?
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When and between whom were fought the battles of Tenchebrai, Bouvines, Minden, Fontenoy, Sempach, Corunna, Sobraon? Describe the circumstances of any two.
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Give a short account of the career of Napoleon Buonaparte until he became Emperor?
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What remarkable persons or events are connected with the following places:—Troyes, Acre, Seringapatam, Campo Formio, Cintra, Leipsic, Rochelle, Elba?
CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the Lyttelton Times Office, Gloucester Street, by WILLIAM REEVES, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1875, No 32
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