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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the expense of the nation, as a recompense for his great military and diplomatic services. The town is very pleasantly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 'Elizabethan and bad'. 87 In 1648, when the church housed military prisoners in transit, many pews were used for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… archery, cockfighting, and bowls; archery, because of its military significance, was supported by the corporation. 23 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dependent on the Crown would be against her, and that the military men who feared Walpole's displeasure would at best …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… were fixed here, the institution of the Royal Military Academy, and various other foundations, has raised … the town to a degree of importance, as a grand naval and military dept, without a parallel in any empire of the world. … of warlike stores, of every description, for the naval and military departments of the service. On the right of the …
The Environs of London
… for the use of the Army and Navy; and a repository for military machines, both for the land and sea service 57; in …
A History of the County of Essex
… Air Force until 1945 when the R.A.F. took over. The last military aircraft left in 1947. Squatters occupied the … and Now, 84-5; M. J. F. Bowyer, Action Stations, 1 Wartime Military Airfields in E. Anglia 1939-1945, 221-2; E.C.S. 11 …
A History of the County of York
… a harvest festival service in the nave in 1881, and Military Sunday in 1885. 41 The beginning of modern …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of British coins, and of fragments of brass armour and military weapons. Other circumstances lead to the conclusion that it was afterwards a Roman station: the military way from Oldborough to Stane-street passed through …