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Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré
Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside
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Royal reads: Books owned by British monarchs
A royal reading list truly fit for queens and kings
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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
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