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The Iron Century: Social Change in Europe, 1550–1660 By Henry Kamen. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1971. Pp. xiv+464. £5·50.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Brian Pullan
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The Historical Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , September 1973 , pp. 629 - 635
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