The Flight to Varennes, And Other Historical Essays
The book The Flight to Varennes, And Other Historical Essays was written by author Browning, Oscar, 1837-1923 Here you can read free online of The Flight to Varennes, And Other Historical Essays book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Flight to Varennes, And Other Historical Essays a good or bad book?
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It may be doubted whether it was sound policy to weaken by this unnecessary degradation a power which was too weak already to withstand the revolutionary flood which was soon to overwhelm Europe. It would be tedious and unnecessary to follow the details of the negotiation of the treaty between England and Holland. Yandespiegel, the warm friend of England and pensionary of Zealand, was now made Grand Pen- 166 THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE OF 1788. sionary of Holland. The Dutch were renowned for haggling a...bout minute points, and the most difEcult matter to arrange was the possession of Negapatam, a town on the Coromandel coast with a good harbour, which had been ceded to England at the peace. It how- ever remained in the hands of England, and the definite treaty between England and Holland was signed on April 15, 1788. A treaty between Holland and Prussia was signed at Berlin on the same day and at the same hour. The treaty was communicated to the Court of Versailles, and was naturally not received with satisfac- tion.
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