George Canning
George Canning
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The Greeks accepted the armistice, Turkey refused it. The battle of Navarino followed. It was fought in October, 1827. Canning had died in the August before. Three years after his death the complete independence of Greece v/as recog- nised in the Treaty of London.
By old treaties frequently renewed, a defensive and offensive alliance existed between England and Portugal. In 1826 it fell to Mr. Canning to give effect to it. In that year Doni Pedro, Emperor of Brazil and King of Poi'tugal, renoun...ced his European kingdom for his American empire. He granted a con- stitution to Portugal, and abdicated in favour of his infant daughter, Donna Maria da Gloria, the regency being conferred upon her aunt, the Infanta Isabella. Dom Miguel, the younger brother of Dom Pedro, claimed the throne, and, instigated by France, began civil war in Portugal. The Portuguese regiments in his interest deserted into Spain. Instead of being disarmed and interned they were equipped there, and from Spanish territory allowed to organise an invasion of and war in Portugal.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Greeks accepted the armistice, Turkey refused it. The battle of Navarino followed. It was fought in October, 1827. Canning had died in the August before. Three years after his death the complete independence of Greece v/as recog- nised in the Treaty of London.
By old treaties frequently renewed, a defensive and offensive alliance existed between England and Portugal. In 1826 it fell to Mr. Canning to give effect to it. In that year Doni Pedro, Emperor of Brazil and King of Poi'tugal, renoun...ced his European kingdom for his American empire. He granted a con- stitution to Portugal, and abdicated in favour of his infant daughter, Donna Maria da Gloria, the regency being conferred upon her aunt, the Infanta Isabella. Dom Miguel, the younger brother of Dom Pedro, claimed the throne, and, instigated by France, began civil war in Portugal. The Portuguese regiments in his interest deserted into Spain. Instead of being disarmed and interned they were equipped there, and from Spanish territory allowed to organise an invasion of and war in Portugal.
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