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Prosopopeia Britanniae

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Prosopopeia Britanniae is a ten-page poem written by Desiderius Erasmus in Latin. It was written in 1499 for ‘the most illustrious prince, Duke Henry’, the future Henry VIII of England.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Hutchinson, Robert (2012-10-30). Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII. Macmillan. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-250-01274-6.
  2. ^ Louis, William Roger; Canny, Nicholas (2001-07-26). The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-924676-2.