The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester, Volume 2 |
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| Title | The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester, Volume 2 Bohn's antiquarian libr The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester, Ordericus Vitalis |
| Author | Ordericus Vitalis |
| Translated by | Thomas Forester |
| Published | 1854 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | May 16, 2007 |
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