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Royal reads: Books owned by British monarchs
A royal reading list truly fit for queens and kings
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Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War
The determined businesswoman and caregiver who looked after troops at war
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10 historical maps of London
Picking a route through the beautiful, intriguing and unusual maps in our collection
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A Map of Chelsea Surveyed in the Year 1664 by James Hamilton. Continued to 1717 (map)
Barlow, J., Ward, Edward
1664-1717; 1810
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