Fearing that Britain's victory over France in the Seven Years War ( 1756 – 1763 ) threatened the European balance of power, Spain allied themselves to France but suffered a series of military defeats and ended up having to cede Florida to the British at the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ), which ended the Seven Years ' War.

Fearing the Woodvilles would attempt to seize power, Richard quickly moved to take control of the young king and had Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers and Richard Grey, brother and son to Queen Elizabeth arrested and beheaded.

Fearing Diệm's collapse, nine members of his government resigned during Hinh's abortive bid for power.

Fearing that he could be toppled by the intensifying protests, Khánh made concessions, repealing the new constitution and police measures, and promising to reinstate civilian rule and remove the Cần Lao, a Catholic political apparatus covertly used to maintain the Diệm regime in power by seeking out dissenters, etc.

Fearing that even the image of Apep could give power to the demon, any rendering would always include another deity to subdue the monster, and / or knives already stabbed into him.

Fearing his growing power, the eunuchs led by Zhang Rang lure He Jin into the palace and murder him.

Fearing a lack of political power, he turned his post into President for Life in 1816, going against his former beliefs.

Fearing for their positions of power, the Bahri Mamluks revolted against the sultan and killed him in April 1250.

Fearing Chagataid influence on the Yuan, Tugh Temur's ( 1304 – 1332 ) Kypchak commander poisoned him, and took power for himself.

Fearing an erosion of his power, Buthelezi collaborated with the South African Defence Force and received military training for Zulu militia from SADF special forces starting in the 1980s as part of Operation Marion.

Fearing a loss of power, Li Si decided to betray the dead Qin Shi Huang.

Fearing a conflict with the fascists, the ruling class thus handed power to Mussolini, who went on to install the dictatorship after the 10 June 1924 assassination of Giacomo Matteotti-who had finished writing The Fascist Exposed: A Year of Fascist Domination-executed by Amerigo Dumini, leader of the Ceka, the secret police agency precursor to the OVRA.

Fearing the power of the greater princes, the cities and smaller secular rulers of Swabia joined to form the Swabian League in the 15th century.

Fearing Napoleon's expansionist ambitions and the growth of French power, Alexander joined Britain and Austria against Napoleon.

Fearing that his power could be weakened by those demonstrations, General Khanh immediately repealed his constitution and new police powers.

Fearing that somebody would attempt to use the power of the Nexus of All Realities to reshape, destroy, or alter the very Omniverse ; he then becomes one with the Nexus of All Realities to prevent anyone from getting this power, except himself.

Fearing the abusive power building behind the Duke of Burgundy, Louis II had Yolande move with her children and future son-in-law, Charles, to Provence in southern France.

Fearing the power of Philadelphia interests and their traditional hostility to the Pennsylvania Germans, Trexler worked with New York financiers to curtail the Philadelphians ' power and to create an economic climate favorable to local control of the city's business life.

Festival headliners over the years have included The Levon Helm Band, Jim Cuddy, Feist, Kris Kristofferson, Rufus Wainwright, Valdy, David Wiffen, Murray McLauchlan, Quartette, Bruce Cockburn, The Sadies, Roy Forbes, Connie Kaldor, Broken Social Scene, Martin Sexton, Jerry Douglas, Jane Siberry, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Jorane, Jesse Cook, Odetta ( well remembered for a powerful acoustic performance from the CUPE Main Stage during a power outage ), Kate and Anna McGarrigle, John Prine, Stephen Fearing, Richard Thompson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, La Bottine Souriante, Emmylou Harris, Arlo Guthrie, Natalie MacMaster, Steve Earle, Sarah Harmer, and Ron Sexsmith.

Fearing his growing power, the Georgian nobles persuaded Bagrat to withdraw Liparit ’ s army and thus thwarted the plan.

Fearing the power of Mithradates ( and probably aware that the Senate had given no such orders ), both kings demured.

Fearing they would hurt Earth's evolving life-forms, Gaea summoned and mated with Demiurge to conceive a son with the power to destroy the other gods: Atum, the sun god.

Fearing arrest for treason, York and his most prominent allies, the Nevilles ( York's brother in law, the Earl of Salisbury and his son, the Earl of Warwick, later known as the " Kingmaker "), finally resorted to armed force in 1455.

Fearing the rapid success of Ivailo of Bulgaria, the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos summoned Ivan Asen to his court, granted him the title of despotēs, and married him to his eldest daughter Irene Palaiologina in 1277 or 1278.

Fearing an American takeover, the Canadians moved toward Canadian Confederation.

Fearing Suetonius ' actions would provoke further rebellion, Nero replaced the governor with the more conciliatory Publius Petronius Turpilianus.

Fearing American political, cultural and economic penetration, Stalin eventually forbade Soviet Eastern bloc countries of the newly formed Cominform from accepting Marshall Plan aid.

Fearing that communist Korea under a Kim Il Sung dictatorship could threaten Japan and foster other communist movements in Asia, Truman committed U. S. forces and obtained help from the United Nations to counter the North Korean invasion.

Fearing the mob, they all did.

Fearing defeat, the rebels started taking hostages of the local white population in areas under their control.

Fearing for his life in the wake of a revolt in Tibet in 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India where he has led a government in exile since.

Fearing their ultra-radical ideas, which crystallised in an attack on tithes, the conservative faction led by Major-General John Lambert, supported by the use of troops to deny access to the radical factions, engineered a vote for the dissolution of the assembly, which was passed on 12 December 1653.

Fearing the worst, they asked him how the raid had gone.

Fearing that the forts might fall into French hands, Lieutenant General Sir Colin Campbell instructed Royal Engineers to blow the forts up.

Fearing growing Byzantine influence and weakening of the state, Boris viewed the introduction of the Slavic alphabet and language in church use as a way to preserve the independence of Slavic Bulgaria from Greek Constantinople.

Fearing the cold of the English winter, Gardner decided to sail to Cyprus in late 1936, remaining there into the following year.

Fearing the bombing of the city, Gardner and his wife soon moved to Highcliffe, just south of the New Forest in Hampshire.

Fearing his popularity, his opponents decided to strike.

Fearing the influence of the slave revolution, the United States and European powers refused to recognize Haiti, the second republic in the western hemisphere.

Fearing the worst, his friends raised the alert.

Fearing further persecution, Rebecca and her father leave England for Granada.

Fearing that the oral traditions might be forgotten, Judah HaNasi undertook the mission of compiling them in what became known as the Mishna.

Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career.

Fearing the worst Shah Jahan sealed an official Firman allowing the English to trade in Gujarat in the year 1618.

Fearing the loss of ownership rights, Groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family, The Simpsons, and named the members after his own parents and sisters — while Bart was an anagram of the word brat.