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Thornton, John K. (November 2006). "Elite women in the kingdom of Kongo: historical perspectives on women's political power". The Journal of African History. 47 (3): 437–460. doi:10.1017/S0021853706001812. S2CID145136736.
Thornton, John K. (July 2021). "Revising the Population History of the Kingdom of Kongo". The Journal of African History. 62 (2): 201–212. doi:10.1017/S0021853706001812. S2CID145136736.
Thornton, John (2010), "A Re-Interpretation of the Kongo-Portuguese War of 1622 According to New Documentary Evidence", The Journal of African History, 51 (2): 235–248, doi:10.1017/s0021853710000277, JSTOR40985072, S2CID159509249
Thornton, John (2001). "The Origins and Early History of the Kingdom of Kongo, c. 1350–1550". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34 (1): 89–120. doi:10.2307/3097288. JSTOR3097288.
Thornton, John (2010), "A Re-Interpretation of the Kongo-Portuguese War of 1622 According to New Documentary Evidence", The Journal of African History, 51 (2): 235–248, doi:10.1017/s0021853710000277, JSTOR40985072, S2CID159509249
Thornton, John (2021). "Revising the Population History of the Kingdom of Kongo". The Journal of African History. 62 (2): 201–212. doi:10.1017/S0021853721000451. S2CID237296222.
Thornton, John K. (November 2006). "Elite women in the kingdom of Kongo: historical perspectives on women's political power". The Journal of African History. 47 (3): 437–460. doi:10.1017/S0021853706001812. S2CID145136736.
Thornton, John K. (July 2021). "Revising the Population History of the Kingdom of Kongo". The Journal of African History. 62 (2): 201–212. doi:10.1017/S0021853706001812. S2CID145136736.
Thornton, John (2010), "A Re-Interpretation of the Kongo-Portuguese War of 1622 According to New Documentary Evidence", The Journal of African History, 51 (2): 235–248, doi:10.1017/s0021853710000277, JSTOR40985072, S2CID159509249