John Cassell's Illustrated History of England: From the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth. v. 2. From the reign of Edward IV. to the death of Queen Elizabeth. v. 3. From the accession of James I. to the revolution of 1688. v. 4. From the accession of William III. to the death of George II. v. 5. From the accession of George III. to the French Revolution (July, 1792). v. 6. From the French Revolution (July, 1792) to the death of George III. (January, 1820). v. 7. From the accession of George IV. to the Irish famine, 1847. v. 8. From the overthrow of Louis Philippe to the death of the Prince Consort (1861)John Frederick Smith W. Kent and Company, 1857 |
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