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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… monarch assembled his forces to oppose Richard, Duke of York, who aspired to the throne. In 1497, the Cornish rebels, … union of Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire, E. riding of York; comprising the townships of Blacktoft and Scalby, in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to the estates before 1615, when Toby Archbishop of York gave him licence to construct a pew in Mitton Church … he had ever seen.' The conjecture that Thomas Holt of York was the 'architect' of Stonyhurst seems to be based on … 1403 he entailed his lands in the counties of Nottingham, York and Lancaster; Shireburne Abstract Bk. The chief …
Old and New London
… at least on one occasion. The house afterwards became the "York Hotel," and, according to Mr. Timbs, was taken down in … in the pillory in 1790 for a libel against the Duke of York. This is not, however, true; but it is a fact that he …
Survey of London
… a Common Nuisance." 247 "In the house No. 6, opposite the York Hotel, lived Sir Richard Phillips, and in the rear, … Surrey Street (Blackfriars Road), which survived as the York Hotel until 1864, when it was pulled down to make room …
Old and New London
… him a priest, but was commanded by the Archbishop of York not to admit him to a higher grade in the Church, on … dating from the beginning of this century; and, with York Road westward of it and Southwark Street to the east, …
Old and New London
… when opposing the forces of his cousin, the Duke of York, father of King Edward IV. In 1471 the "bastard" … Clarke when she first made the acquaintance of the Duke of York. She is said to have been the daughter of a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 190; Cal. Pat. 1292-1301, 272; Reg. Martival (Cant. & York Soc.), ii. 76. Cal. Pat. 1361-4, 95; below, Calne, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which is navigable here; and a railway from Darlington to York passes in the vicinity. There is a place of worship for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of that name who had been a monk at St. Mary's abbey, York. 89 Bladon and Hensington wills made in 1550, 1557, and … 2 Apr. 1675. P.R.O., E 32/251; Reg. Chichele (Cant. 8 York Soc.), i. 651; Reg. Canc. ii (O.H.S. xciv), 208. O.R.O., …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union and soke of Doncaster, W. riding of the county of York, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Bawtry; containing 183 … and the upper ridge of hills joins the county of York: the soil is of a clayey quality. There is a good …