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A History of the County of Warwick
… The City of Coventry Social history to 1700 SOCIAL HISTORY TO 1700 There is little evidence for the social history of Coventry before the mid 14th century. A … century. There is no evidence to show when the Coventry fair, granted in 1218 to be held 'during the octave of …
A History of the County of Warwick
… The City of Coventry The legend of Lady Godiva THE LEGEND OF LADY GODIVA The … Godiva procession was an important part of the Great Show Fair throughout the 18th and first half of the 19th … the procession probably became attached to the Great Show Fair during the 13th or 14th centuries. The procession may …
A History of the County of Warwick
… The City of Coventry The outlying parts of Coventry: Harnall, Radford, and … HARNALL, RADFORD, AND WHITMORE PARK HARNALL Harnall is the former name of the district in Holy Trinity parish, part … John Hales, 11 and in 1586 the second John built 'a very fair house' called New House there. 12 New House was sold in …
A History of the County of Warwick
… The City of Coventry The outlying parts of Coventry: Stoke STOKE The ancient parish of Stoke lay immediately to the east of … part at least of the parish was 'now adorned with many fair summer houses'. 3 These houses were probably around …
A History of the County of Durham
… The city of Durham Introduction (1 of 3) CITY OF DURHAM THE City of Durham is situated in the southern portion of the … began the history of a great north country event when the Fair of St. Cuthbert was instituted, and, as we see from many …
A History of the County of Durham
… The city of Durham Introduction (2 of 3) CITY OF DURHAM The black shadow of the papal interdict fell upon Durham, and … and mint within the city; he had his own market and fair. The market was the Saturday market, which is, at least, …
A History of the County of Durham
… The city of Durham Introduction (3 of 3) CITY OF DURHAM The erection of the new foundation in 1541 has been described … renewed their grant of alderman with the grant of a new fair, but these two grants were not confirmed. The clerkship …
A History of the County of Durham
… The city of Durham Jurisdictions JURISDICTIONS Under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 Durham was made up of a … tenant of the Prior of Durham who sold goods in the great fair of St. Cuthbert in September, and all fines for breaches …
A History of the County of Durham
… The city of Durham The castle THE CASTLE The castle of Durham stands on the neck … from the rock at a depth of 70 ft. The supply is still fair, but the well will not hold the water, hence the partial …
Magna Britannia
… The city of Exeter The city of Exeter The city of Exeter is situated in the … to his Queen Isabella for life, with the profits of the fair there held. 64 In 1227, King Henry III. gave the city of … granted to the citizens all goods forfeited by felons, a fair at the festival of St. Mary Magdalen, and other …