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1. Was there a British Empire?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Ged Martin
Ged Martin
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Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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The Historical Journal , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 562 - 569
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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