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Port Royal: see Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal, town (1991 pop. 633), W N.S., Canada, on the Annapolis River. Founded as Port Royal by the sieur de Monts in 1605, the settlement was destroyed (1613) by English colonists under Samuel Argall but was rebuilt by the French. ..... Click the link for more information. , N.S., Canada. Port Royal 1. a fortified town in SE Jamaica, at the entrance to Kingston harbour: capital of Jamaica in colonial times 2. the former name (until 1710) of Annapolis Royal 3. an educational institution about 27 km (17 miles) west of Paris that flourished from 1638 to 1704, when it was suppressed by papal bull as it had become a centre of Jansenism. Its teachers were noted esp for their work on linguistics: their Grammaire générale et raisonnée exercised much influence How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For various accounts of alternatives to planting in seventeenth and eighteenth century Jamaica see Nuala Zahadieh," 'A Frugal, Prudent, and Hopeful Trade': Privateering in Jamaica, 1655-1689," Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 18 (1990): 152; idem, "The Merchants of Port Royal, Jamaica, and the Spanish Contraband Trade, 1655-1692," William and Mary Quarterly, 3d Ser. |
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