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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II
… rectory of Mordaunt, Charles, second Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, pass for Henry, second Earl of Peterborough, Groom of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… prize Mary (H.M.S.) Mary of Rye, a Deal hooker Mignon, of Avalon, French privateer, Cp. Le Mignon. Monmouth (H.M.S.) …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to become an island; but Glastonbury Tor, the Isle of Avalon, has probably never been surrounded by water in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated in a marshy tract called by the Britons Avalon, from its abounding with apples, and Ynys-wytryn, or … " Here lies the famous King Arthur, buried in the Isle of Avalon:" beneath was observed a coffin-like excavation in the … privileges. The abbots were sovereigns within the Isle of Avalon, into which neither the king nor any of the bishops …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in origin equally refer to woad. 4 The alternative name Avalon, equated with Glastonbury in the 12th century, has …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Street were built in 1891 to add to Albert (1879) and Avalon (1871) buildings. During the 1880s there was infilling … in Glastonbury from 1861 and the title continues. The Avalon Independent was published there from 1890 until 1933. … and ephemeral publications. In 1991 the University of Avalon was set up as a University of the Spirit, and in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… that the bishop might enfeoff his own brother Peter of Avalon. Peter's possession was confirmed by King John in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Tabernacle. Adjoining the tabernacle no. 22 (formerly Avalon), bears a plaque to the explorer and writer Mary …
A History of the County of Somerset
… are ascribed to Glastonbury, 'Ynyswytrin' and 'The Isle of Avalon,' 255 and under the former name it is referred to as … a chapel in honour of St. Michael. That this 'Isle of Avalon' should have been a sacred spot in Celtic times and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… difficulties at Witham. Count Humbert mentioned Hugh of Avalon, already the foremost of the monks of Carthusia, as … the errand to the monastery to ask definitely for Hugh of Avalon. At first the prior was unwilling to part with him, 85 … and at his entreaty the prior gave way and Hugh of Avalon started for England. On his arrival, which seems to …