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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… seems to have been granted to Matthew, chancellor to Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry II, for between 1155 and c. 1165 … of Salisbury were abolished. 92 The church was worth 50 s. in 1086. 93 In 1291 the value was £40. 94 In 1720 the … was augmented by a grant of £200 from the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty. 95 At the end of the 18th and beginning …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Manors MANORS. In 1086 the king, as successor to Queen Edith, held WESTBURY. 40 It could thus later claim to … begun before 1086, for by then William Scudet, the king's cook, held an estate of 4 hides which was to form later the … Westbury under an interdict if it were not restored to Queen Berengaria of whose dower it was then claimed it formed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Richard 3 virgates, and Godfrey 1 virgate. 4 With William's other lands it later formed part of the honor of Halnaker … 1316 holding the manor of John de St. John as 1/20 knight's fee. 8 His heir was his brother John, then aged 60, and he … John Bacheler held the advowson under a grant from the Queen. 74 He died in 1558, 75 leaving (? daughters and) …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Westhide 88 WESTHIDE (C.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXIV, N.W., (b)XXXIV, N.E.) Westhide is a parish … lights with a quatrefoil in a two-centred head. In the S. wall is a 14th-century window of one trefoiled ogee light; … E. wall, two moulded corbels with heads of a bishop and a queen, remains of colour, 14th-century. Chest: In towerof …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Westmill 142. WESTMILL. (O.S. 6 in. xiv. S.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary, stands … with weather-boarding; the roof is thatched. The large queen-post trusses are of oak, and reach from the floor to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in West London Westminster 16. WESTMINSTER. (O.S. 6 in. London, Sheet K.) The city of Westminster comprises … for his chapel in Whitehall, given to St. James' church by Queen Mary, 1691; organ rebuilt but original pipes retained, … the 17th century, except a part at the E. end containing Queen Anne's Room, which is modern. There are moulded …
Old and New London
… dead!" Ingoldsby Legends. Tomb of King SebertSt. Benedict's ChapelSt. Edmund's ChapelSt. Nicholas's ChapelHenry VII.'s … to Edward VI.The Five ChapelsTomb of Henry VII. and Queen"Steenie" and his FuneralCromwell's Last … that is, five reigning sovereignsMary, Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary II., and Anne; the rest are the consorts …
Old and New London
… Pyx"Robbing of the TreasuryLittlington TowerSt. Catharine's ChapelThe Little CloisterThe King's Jewel HouseThe Great … and Chapter that were created on their present footing by Queen Elizabeth never could have entered this Chapter House … persons, were treated with due respect in the reign of Queen Anne. At all events the following occurs in the Acts of …
Old and New London
… Our great Cathedral fane in silence bound." Whitehead's "Legends of London." Etymology of WestminsterA Startling … the Abbey to Henry VIII.The Benedictine Rule restored by Queen MaryThe Abbey in the Days of its Glory under the … Its site was that whereon now stands Henry VII.'s Chapel. Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry III., was crowned here with much …
Old and New London
… of Anne BoleynRevival of the "Old Religion" by Queen MaryRelic of the True CrossThe present Collegiate Establishment founded by Queen ElizabethFuneral of James I.Assaults on the … pageantry. At the opening of the ceremony one of William's prelates, Geoffrey, the Bishop of Coutances, asked the …