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Henry abandoned his early recklessness (celebrated and probably exaggerated by Shakespeare) and ruled…
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Prince Edward Island, province (2001 pop. 135,294), 2,184 sq mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S.
The Mi'kmaq lived on the island before Europeans arrived. Jacques…
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The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the…
