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References
- ↑ Joyce Godber. Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Society Officers since 1912. Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Review: History of Bedfordshire 1066–1888. By Joyce Godber.", David Spring, The American Historical Review , Vol. 75, No. 5, June 1970, p. 1448.
- ↑ London's Women Historians. Laura Carter & Alana Harris, Institute of Historical Research, 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Godber, Joyce (1973). The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. ISBN 9780950291703. OCLC 903515.
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