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Old and New London
… Cathedral fane in silence bound." Whitehead's "Legends of London." Etymology of WestminsterA Startling PropositionThe Legend of St. … was that whereon now stands Henry VII.'s Chapel. Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry III., was crowned here with much …
Survey of London
… BRIDGE ROAD [See plates 44, 45 and 46.] For the formation of the bridge approach on the Surrey side the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, between 1740 and 1746, purchased a … Road) and the New Inn was in 1798 let on building lease to Eleanor Coade, 155 and houses, known as Coade's Row, were …
Old and New London
… For courtly joust or tourney brave." Cavalier Song. Origin of the Word "Tothill"Punishment of NecromancersGrant of a Market and Fair to be held in … and goodly jousts were held" after the coronation of Queen Eleanor, consort of Henry III. Two centuries afterwards, the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 4 hides in all were held in 1086 by Hugh d'Avranches, earl of Chester. The one with 3 hides, held in 1066 by Elnod, 77 … to the main branch of his family 83 and then passed to Eleanor, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford (d. 1322). Eleanor's successive husbands, James Butler, earl of Ormonde, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Trinity) WETHERAL ( Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Carlisle, chiefly in Cumberland ward, but partly in … the throne; and in the 20th of Henry VII., Philip, King of Castile, on his voyage from Zealand to Spain, with a fleet of … and, in the reign of Edward I., became the dowry of Queen Eleanor, on which account it obtained many valuable …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… aSY 67 NE, bSY 68 SE, cSY 68 NE, dSY 78 SW) The parish of Weymouth, coterminous with the municipal borough of … ship, the mast flanked by shields both quarterly Castile and Leon, legend SIGILLUM: COMVNIE: DE: MELCOMA, … on grey marble backing, signed Raggett, Weymouth; (9) to Eleanor Dupre, 1827, and her husband, Rev. John Dupre, 1834, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… de Say. 71 It later passed to Geoffrey FitzPeter, Earl of Essex (d. 1213), 72 and he gave the manor of WHEATENHURST … Bohun, Earl of Hereford, in 1373, his daughter and coheir Eleanor 83 had Wheatenhurst assigned to her; 84 her husband, … had received the keeping of the manor in 1374. 85 Eleanor and her second daughter Joan both died in 1400, and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Wheathampstead with Harpenden Manors MANORS The manor of WHEATHAMPSTEAD was ancient demesne of the crown, 18 and was granted in words that amounted to a … to Thomas, Lord Hoo, and went by his daughter and co-heir, Eleanor, wife of Sir James Carew, to the Carews of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (O.S. 6 in. LIV) Whitchurch is a parish on the right bank of the Wye, 5 m. S.W. of Ross. The church and Old Court are the principal … Floor-slabs. Monuments: In churchyardS. of chancel, (1) to Eleanor, wife of George White, 1695, and another later, …
Survey of London
… PALACEHISTORY The King did not wait for the completion of the legal formalities before taking possession of York Place. On 2nd November, 1529, only a few days after … IV, p. 628) as to the King supping "in the apartment of Eleanor Quinn." P.R.O., L.C. 5/143, p. 507. P.R.O., L.C. …