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Total number of records: 448

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Books and printed items447
Archives1

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Brotherton Collection448
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections26
Herbert Read Collection6
English Literature2

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law17
poor laws9
tariff9
popish plot, 16787
public utilities7
church and state6
coal trade6
romanies6
world war, 1914-19186
coal miners5

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Great Britain142
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Hull (England)6
Ireland4
Scotland4
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Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Great Britain448
Great Britain. Parliament148
Great Britain. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)57
Great Britain. Army46
Charles33
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Baron (1612-1671)30
Charles King of England (1600-1649)29
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax20
Raithby, John15
Raithby, John (1766-1826)15

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Alcohol : its action on the human organism

Great Britain. Central control board (Liquor traffic); Medical Research Council (Great Britain)

[1924]

Issued by the Medical research council.

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The tryal of a cause for criminal conversation : between Theophilus Cibber, Gent. plaintiff, and William Sloper, Esq; defendant

Cibber, Theophilus (1703-1758); Sloper, William (fl. 1740); Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench

1739

Cover title. The case was heard at the Court of King's Bench, Middlesex, December 5, 1738. Cf. p. 3.

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The book of orders of 1630/1 : reprinted at the University of Reading, in the year 1940

Great Britain. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Great Britain. Privy Council

[1940]

Facsimile of: Orders and directions... Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, ... and by the assigns of Iohn Bull. 1630.

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A history of the Tank Corps in the Great War

Charteris, Sir Evan Edward (1864-1940); Great Britain. Army

1918

Typescript.

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Protest of Earl Fitzwilliam : in the House of Lords

Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Earl (1748-1833); Great Britain. Parliament

1795

Proceedings. 1795.

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An essay towards the setlement [sic] of a national credit in the kingdom of England

Cary, John (1720); Great Britain. Parliament

1696

The half-title and running title read: An Essay towards setling a national credit.

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The Barrier-Treaty vindicated

Poyntz, Stephen (1685-1750); Townshend, Charles Townshend Viscount (1674-1738); Hare, Francis (1671-1740); Baldwin, Ann (1658-1713)

1712

Anonymous. By Stephen Poyntz. Formerly attributed to Francis Hare and Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend. With a half-title. First edition. According to the Kress catalogue, which does not mention th...

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