1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
THE RESTORATION (1603-1689) The defeat of the Spanish armada in 1588 had been the final victory gained on behalf of the independence of the English church and state. The fifteen years which followed had been years of successful war; but they had been J££f* '' also years during which the nation had been preparing {6jf. itself to conform its institutions to the new circumstances in which it found itself in consequence of the great victory. When James arrived from Scotland to occupy the throne of Elizabeth he found a …
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- Vol. 9, pp. 535-535