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Miners and Royal Progress Describe 18th Century Dover Visit
A royal progress report from a coastal city recounts His Majesty inspecting miners in two ranks after dinner and dining with them, then dressing in miners clothes to visit Dorothea mine and ascend Carolina. The periodic dispatches from Paris discuss Spain, Hanover, and alliance negotiations, with court decisions and potential peace terms shaping European power shifts.
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Nice
M.de la Perest
Dorothea
Carolina
Hague
Paris
Age
Cabinét
Bannieres
Thorsday
Versailles
Spain
Hanover
Sslerbach
Meatz
Manheim
Bergues
Juliers
Profha
Palatine
Christian
N. S
M. Bannieres
M. Bacoieres
Port Santa Maria
Vienna
Italy
France
Great Britain
Holland
Conor
Princess of Lorrain
Duke of Orleans
Lam, Ge
Verisies
Banderes
Walpole
Pote&t
Hamburgh
N.S
Bremen
Vernier
Erich
Comité
Mecklesburgh
Meckiemborg
Copenhagen
Fersons
Banpieres
Port St. Mary
Don Carlos