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Stitches in time: Remaking a 1577 Bible cover
Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?
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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
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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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The Dancing Ballad - singer with his sprig of Shillelah, and Shamrock so green (etching)
Smith, John Thomas
1815-1820