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History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… of the growing wealth of the Jerusalem temple and its high priests from the Persian period to 70 C.E. Hastings, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… but in 1843 a separate hayward was appointed. 32 The high constable was recorded in 1626 when he contributed … the Bridgewater magazine. 33 In the late 18th century two high constables were chosen, one for each part of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… early 18th century. Seating: In chancel and nave, ten high-sided box pews, of oak, with panels fielded in … The remains, which are bounded by a bank 1 ft. high and an external ditch, have been extensively damaged by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for 98, and there are 18 acres of glebe. Angerton, High ANGERTON, HIGH, a township, in the parish of Hartburn, union of … held other offices of importance: from the Bolbecks, both High and Low Angerton went in regular descent to the Howards, …
A Dictionary of London
… (St.) Eastcheap See Andrew (St.) Hubbard. Andrew (St.) Holborn On the south side of Holborn Viaduct at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon … yeare on May day in the " morning it was used, that an high or long shaft or Maypole was set up there, in the " …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Christianity. They consist chiefly of the tower, 108 feet high and 20 feet square at the base, formerly surmounted by a … about 140 yards in circumference at the base, and 12 feet high; another, nearly in the centre of the parish, is 90 yards in circumference, and 16 feet high, and a third, of much larger dimensions, is situated on …
A Dictionary of London
… Court " (O. and M. 1677-P.C. 1732). Site now covered by Holborn Viaduct Station and offices. Angel Court East out of … and Three Horseshoe Court. Removed for the formation of Holborn Viaduct (q.v.). Angel Court In Little Elbow Lane, in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Kingsholm, which included late-Roman burials of high status, became the site of a late Anglo-Saxon royal … building, the columns of which, originally some 30 ft. high, survived for many centuries. 16 Another surviving …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at the west end of the grave. A small black vase, 3 in. high, found a few hundred yards away in another pit, is of a … an interment. The bronze bowl (Fig. 1), about 3 in. high and 4 in. in diameter, fully described by Mr. Smith, is … cremated bones and 'made of dark burned clay', 6 in. high and 20 in. in circumference. A copper coin is said to …
A History of the County of York
… attached respectively to a gate in Bootham and the high ground near St. Mary's Abbey. One of the oldest York …