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A short history of the Norman Conquest of England

Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1823-1892

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Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066Great Britain -- History -- To 1485Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154
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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

Hume, David, 1711-1776

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary — English source edition. Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII...

Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509
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The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History

Hume, Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp), 1843-1910

The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History — English source edition. Subject: Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of En...

Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- BiographyHenry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Marriage
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Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797

Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third — English source edition. Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485.

Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Early works to 1800Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
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The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894

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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- BiographyHenry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- DivorceCatharine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536 -- Divorce
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Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions

Wood, William, 1864-1947; Johnson, Allen, 1870-1931 [Editor]

Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions — English source edition. Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 -- Friends and associates
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English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4

Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894

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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603Sailors -- England -- History -- 16th century
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