Rise of the British Empire

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to the city which enlightened and gave hope to many government officials and citizens (Swisher).
Great Britain's neighbors have not always been the nicest kids on the block; throughout the centuries many conflicts have erupted between Spain and Britain, along with France. There have been many attempts to conquer England, overthrow the monarchy, gain control over certain parts of their land, and even kill the King. A thousand years later and Great Britain still shines as one of the great countries of the world and even gained Spain and France as allies along the way (once they realized they could never overthrow England they thought they might as well be their ally). One of the many attempts to gain England by the Spanish was when Spain wanted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and let Mary Stuart take the throne so they had an input in government decisions. The flaw in the plan, however, was that Elizabeth reluctantly consented to Mary's execution when she was brought unmistakable ...

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