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Collection	Diaries, essays and notes of Queen Charlotte
Reference	GEO/ADD/43/4
Record Type	Commonplace Books
Title	Essays on the history of England from Henry VII to the Commonwealth
Date	[?1791-1840]
Writer	Elizabeth, Princess (1770-1840)
Description	Essays on Henry VII (f 2 - f 8 v); Henry VIII (f 10 - f 18 r); Edward VI (f 19 - f 23 v); Mary I (f 25 - f 30 v); Elizabeth I (f 32 - f 46 v); James I (f 48 - f 51 r); Charles I (f 52 - f 74 r); the Commonwealth (f 75 - f 79). This volume ends abruptly and appears to be partly drawn from "The history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688" by David Hume. This volume is in the same hand as GEO/ADD/43/15 and is believed to be the hand of Princess Elizabeth.
Language	English
Extent	1 volume
Custodial History	Transferred to the Royal Library in June 1904 by George V as Prince of Wales and transferred to the Royal Archives 1971
Related Material	GEO/ADD/43/17 for a similar copy of this work given by Princess Mary to Princess Sophia
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