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Haemophilia In Victorian Britain

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2. Woodham-Smith.C, 1972. Chapter 1. In: Queen Victoria – Her Live and Times 1819-1861. London; Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1972:1-32. (blue)
3. Rushton A R. Leopold. The “Bleeder Prince” and Public Knowledge about Haemophilia in Victorian Britain. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 67; 2012; 67: 457-490.
4. D.M.Potts, W.T.W.Potts. Chapter 7: Crowns Rolling Around the Floor. In: Queen Victoria’s Gene –Haemophilia and the Royal Family. Gloucestershire; Sutton Publishing Ltd: 1995:85-94.
5. D.M.Potts, W.T.W.Potts. Chapter 3: Victoire and Victoria. In: Queen Victoria’s Gene –Haemophilia and the Royal Family. Gloucestershire; Sutton Publishing Ltd: 1995:18-31
6. S.Lee. Chapter 1: Parentage and Birth. In: Queen Victoria: A Biography. London; Smith, Elder, & Co: 1902:10-15. …show more content…

S.Lee. Chapter 3: Heir to the Throne. In: Queen Victoria: A Biography. London; Smith, Elder, & Co: 1902:29-31. Double check
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