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Old and New London
… the field of Naseby, and interred at midnight in the very spot where he made his last victorious charge, the field … ploughed over that his enemies might not discover the spot. Another account, indorsed by Heath, the author of the … Abbey, under a magnificent hearse of wax, on the spot subsequently occupied by the tomb of the Duke of …
Old and New London
… Charing Cross. Previously the only access from the one spot to the other was by King Street, a narrow way, muddy and …
Old and New London
… know from history that there was a palace standing on this spot as early as the reign of Henry III., when the Chief … described in the reports as being within a few feet of the spot on which Charles I. was executed. This is hardly … is not more probable than that he is pointing to the spot where his father was executed, which is a vulgar error. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the close of the 6th century. He also describes it as the spot where Condolanus, a British chieftain, was slain, in an … convenience for the numerous persons resorting to the spot. Plunging-baths, one for gentlemen, one for ladies, and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… accident on the North Kent. There are 11 killed on the spot or since died and about 35 seriously damaged. There is …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… illustrations to this volume are from sketches made on the spot by Mr. Edward Whymper.' Samuel Smiles, The story of the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… ran off the Mitcham line; the engineer was killed on the spot, the stoker escaped unhurt. This is remarkable as the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… train of children and women, which had to meet at another spot, another train. When they got to the place, the train …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… There were a large number of engines speedily on the spot so that they were able (which is very seldom the case) to confine the fire to a small spot. The paupers were looking out of the windows near it, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Galloway. The church, situated in a beautifully retired spot at the eastern extremity of the town, is a very ancient … the bodies of the slain in some battle fought near the spot. Wigtonshire WIGTONSHIRE, a maritime county, in the …