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William Camden
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(1551–1623) English antiquarian

Also known as: Уильям Кемден, ويليام كامدن, ウィリアム・キャムデン, 威廉·卡姆登, Вильям Кемден, Кемден В.

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Known works

  • Remaines concerning Britain
  • Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha
  • Britannia
  • Remaines, concerning Britaine
  • Remaines of a greater worke