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The Taming Of The Shrewsbury

Elizabeth Longford THE WOMAN'S DOMAIN: WOMEN AND THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE by Trevor Lummis and Jan Marsh Viking, in association with The National Trust, £16.99, pp.221 W oman......

The First Poll-tax Riot

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