John Wickliffe. William Thorpe. Lord Cobham. Invention of printing. Progress of reformation. Colet, Chaucer, Luther. Cardinal WolseyF. C. and J. Rivington, No. 62, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1910 - Christian biography |
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| Title | John Wickliffe. William Thorpe. Lord Cobham. Invention of printing. Progress of reformation. Colet, Chaucer, Luther. Cardinal Wolsey Volume 1 of Ecclesiastical Biography, Or, Lives of Eminent Men Connected with the History of Religion in England: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution, Christopher Wordsworth |
| Illustrated by | Christopher Wordsworth |
| Publisher | F. C. and J. Rivington, No. 62, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1910 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 14 Mar 2008 |
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