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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… principal monuments. The site of the royal house built by King John has not been identified. Ecclesiastical b(1) The … and grotesque figures and heads, including those of a king, a man holding his head, a hound baiting a bear, and a … on shaped stone corbels; standing on the tie beams are king posts, queen posts and two subsidiary side posts with …
Old and New London
… when he mentions "the stately quadrant denominated King Square, vulgarly Soho Square." This name is probably … by Wilton, stood on a clumsy pedestal, and represented the king in the character of Marcus Aurelius. At one time this … for the literary pension which, at his recommendation, the King had settled on him. Lord Bute on this occasion said to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in a valley. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 21. 1. 3., and in the patronage of the Duchy … and subsequent importance. According to Spelman, Wightred, King of Kent, assisted at the council held here in 697. At … tendered his submission; but on leaving Berkhampstead, the king's march was greatly obstucted by the opposition of …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Griffin paid three peppercorns or a gilly-flower when a king or queen was crowned in the castle of Berkhampstead. 124 … such a gild which was confirmed to the men by the same king. Of the early history of the town we have but the … have of this hospital at Berkhampstead is in the reign of King John, when Geoffrey Fitz Piers, who held the castle and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… and the people of London chose Edgar Atheling as their king, so William marched from Hastings, crossing the Thames … William then went to Westminster, where he was crowned king by Archbishop Aldred. Berkhampstead was visited in 1643 … seem that about the time of the charter of confirmation by King Richard I or a little later a new church dedicated to …
Old and New London
… Readers of English history need scarcely be told how that King Henry VIII., in his selfish zeal for novelties in … and traitor to his prince, and that therefore he, the king, strictly commanded that he should not be any longer … greatest monarchs who ever sat on the English thronebluff King Henry and Queen Bess, not to mention Henry's father, the …
Old and New London
… but finding that a treaty had been made between that king and the English, he withdrew, and was created king of Norway by the voice of the nation. To strengthen his throne, he married the daughter of the king of Sweden; but his zeal for the Christian faith caused …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… of the 16th century. It has moulded and cambered tiebeams, king-posts with curved struts, and moulded wall-plates. The …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… to the brothers Eadric, Eadwig, and Ealdred, described as 'king's men', may have lain in the ancient parish's … the rest of Berrick, rated at 4 hides, was held of the king by Ordgar, who had succeeded his father and uncle. The … Clearly the arrangement was of long standing, since the king ordered an incoming lord to respect it in 1228. In …
A History of the County of Sussex
… part of the estate of Pagham (q.v.), granted by Caedwalla, King of Wessex, to Wilfrid and subsequently conveyed to the …