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One of the great advantages ofhaving a library,your eminence,is that it is full of books.

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One of the great advantages ofhaving a library,your eminence,is that it is full of books.

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About Michael Hirst

Michael Hirst may refer to:

Michael Hirst (politician) (born 1946), former Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician
Michael Hirst (writer) (born 1952), screenwriter of Elizabeth (1998) and creator of The Tudors (2007–2010)
Michael Hirst (art historian) (1933–2017), art historian, monographer of Sebastiano del Piombo