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References
Dodds, Madeleine Hope (July 1916). "Political Prophecies in the Reign of Henry VIII". The Modern Language Review. Modern Humanities Research Association. 11 (3): 276–284. doi:10.2307/3713525. JSTOR 3713525.
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