Who's who in British History: A-H, Volumes 1-2Geoffrey Treasure A reference work which presents the history of Britain in biographical form. The two volumes contain over 1500 short biographies of men and women who played an important part in their time. |
Contents
Copyright1998 Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers | i |
Introduction The Fascination of Biography page | vii |
Chronological List of Entries | xxi |
List of Entries by Category | xxxv |
General Reading List | lv |
Chronology of Events | lxi |
Glossary | lxxvii |
Genealogical Tables | lxxxv |
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data | xci |
Whos Who in British History AH | 1 |
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