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Books by Jacob Abbott
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Peter the Great: Modernization and the Turning Point of an Empire 彼得大帝：近代化改革与帝国拐点
Peter the Great (1672–1725) was an important figure in Russian history, a major statesman, military leader, and reformer of the feudal aristocracy from the late seventeenth to the early eighteenth century. After taking power, Peter the Great launched sweeping reforms. He established a powerful standing army and navy, then waged the Great Northern War against Sweden for 21 years. By defeating Sweden, then a major Western European power, he seized access to the Baltic Sea and vast stretches of its
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Queen Elizabeth: The Supreme Beauty and the Rise of the Tudor Dynasty 伊丽莎白女王：至尊红颜与都铎王朝勃兴
Elizabeth was born in Greenwich, England, in 1533. Her father was Henry VIII, who led the English Reformation. She ascended the throne in 1558 and deftly handled the war with France, tensions with Scotland and Spain, and religious divisions at home. In 1560, she concluded the Treaty of Edinburgh, which laid out a way to peacefully resolve disputes with Scotland.
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