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(1) War between France & Prussia
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74895580
Description	The war between France & Prussia - first line reads: Over the blue sea, from England afar. Woodland Mary - first line reads: With sloe black eyes and jet/ black hair. In two columns with an illustration above the second.
Shelfmark	Crawford.EB.2975
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides Images > Pictures > Illustrations
Dates / events:	1870 [Date printed] Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 [Date/event in text] 1705 [Date printed] 1800-1900 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed] Europe > France (nation) [Place in text] Europe > Prussia (general region) [Place in text]
Subject / content:	Ballads Woodcuts (prints) Wars
Person / organisation:	Disley, Henry, active 1850-1878 [Printer] Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 [Subject of text] Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888 [Subject of text]
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Other Wars & Battles
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Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events:	1705 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed]
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English ballads
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Description	Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
Attribution and copyright:	Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events:	1800-1900 [Date printed]
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