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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'. / Ambler, Sophie Therese.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Ambler, ST 2015, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'. in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/107220

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Ambler, S. T. (2015). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/107220

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Ambler ST. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2015 doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/107220

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Ambler, Sophie Therese. / Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 'Advisers of King John (act. 1215)'. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2015.

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