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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… removed the society, about the year 1273, to Darnhall. A few years subsequently, the king, having resolved to build a … as the time of Elizabeth, the town consisted of only a few small huts inhabited by fishermen. In 1599, the manor of … was formerly carried on to a great extent, but now very few of the inhabitants are employed in it. There are several …
Old and New London
… Wales subdued; Scotland united. But there are some few spots of ground in London, just in the face of the … as to his marriage with Katherine of Arragon. "A few days later," says Lingard, condensing the old chronicles, … was a frequent visitor to the Whitefriars Theatre. A few of his quaint remarks will not be uninteresting: "1660.By …
Survey of London
… allusions to the chapel in contemporary literature, but few of interest. Of the marriages in the chapel the following … 76 In 1698 it was destroyed in the Great Fire, and a few years later the ruins were in use as a place for … 1683 in the frontispiece to this work. They lasted only a few years longer, being done away with when Queen Mary's …
Survey of London
… possession of York Place. On 2nd November, 1529, only a few days after Wolsey's departure, he came from Greenwich by … 1603), but his earliest residence there for more than a few days was in February-March of the following year. During … At the rising of the Court he was carried back for a few hours to Whitehall "through the Privy-Garden to his …
Old and New London
… gentleman" or "fine lady" of the age. And therefore a few brief sketches of the palace as Englishmen find it in the … whose faces we still admire on the walls of Hampton Court few indeed were in the habit of reading anything more … to the statue at Charing Cross on the north." With these few words of preface let us proceed. Whitehall was known as …
Old and New London
… 2nd, 1850, from the effects of a fall from his horse, a few days previously, on Constitution Hill. In this house, …
Old and New London
… royal closet is described in the reports as being within a few feet of the spot on which Charles I. was executed. This … kind of fish and flesh having been practically commuted. A few years ago it was thought that the ceremony would have … brethren and sisters, we ought rather to regret that so few opportunities occur in a year for bringing into contact …
Old and New London
… forwarded applications for some one or other of the few military appointments in the gift of the … rapidity of his (Pitt's) calculations. In the course of a few minutes he went through and settled every item, leaving …
Magna Britannia
… chiefly for Yorkshire cloths, Irish linen, and hardware. A few horses are sometimes exposed for sale. There are four …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a bed of sulphate of barytes, varying in thickness from a few inches to 27 feet. There are two places of worship for …