The Crown Jewels
- ISBN-10
- 0021852340
- ISBN-13
- 9780021852345
- Category
- Crown jewels
- Pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999*
- Author
- Justine Korman
Description
A description of the origin of the crown jewels of England and their use in coronations.
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Other editions
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- 1999-01-01
- 366 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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