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The crown jewels


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Origins -- Christianity and kingship -- The age of magnificence -- Meltdown -- Monarchy remade -- Splendours of the table -- Crowns for queens -- Fathers and sons -- Economy of empire -- The new ceremonialism -- The modern age -- The crown jewels in the Tower of London : a complete inventory.

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    London: Thames & Hudson, 2011

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    • 0500515751
    • 9780500515754

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    "In association with Royal Collection Publications, Historic Royal Palaces"--T.p. verso.


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