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The First Four Georges

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B.T. Batsford Limited, 1961 - Great Britain - 188 pages

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Contents

Chapter
13
GEORGE I 17141727
36
GEORGE II 17271760
64
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TitleThe First Four Georges
AuthorJohn Harold Plumb
Edition3
PublisherB.T. Batsford Limited, 1961
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized3 Feb 2009
Length188 pages
  
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