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A History of the County of Middlesex
… climate is equable, the July isotherm being 64 degrees, and that of January 40 degrees, while the mean of the whole … year is 50 degrees on the higher ground north of London, and 51 degrees in the Thames Valley. Rainfall varies much … parts of the county are much better wooded than others, and the whole north is much more hilly than the south. The …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Agriculture since 1870 AGRICULTURE SINCE 1870 Between 1870 and the present day English agriculture, and Wiltshire agriculture along with it, has experienced … fluctuations have been in no way peculiar to Wiltshire, and the fundamental explanation of the county's agricultural …
A History of the County of Lincoln
… requesting him to send a prior who knew the way of truth, and would walk in it fearlessly and lead his brethren to salvation. This request received no … frequenting houses of ill-repute, and taking part in sports not merely idle and worldly, but actually sinful. More …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the Souls' ( Collegium animarum), was planned, built, and endowed by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury … charter was granted by Henry VI on 20 May 1438, 2 and at the archbishop's request the king accepted the title … 3 In accordance with this, the estates which Chichele and his lawyers had accumulated for the maintenance of the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Longnor was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 813 a. (329 ha.) in area. 65 Longnor … stands on a saddle in the ridge which dominates the area and gives the township its Old English name langen ofer, long … 20th century, 24 and trotting ponies were a feature of the sports held on the Thursday in wakes week in the early 1990s. …
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… America and West Indies 1970 A garden in her cups: botanical … coverage: 15801800 A history of A.I.R. Gallery: feminism and the American art institution. Brown, Meredith A. Ph.D., … Betty C. Regulation and the development of modern American sports: the case of professional boxing, 1945-65. Sheahan, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1710 April 1710 [April 1.] 178. … on the Instructions to George, Earl of Orkney, Lt. and Governour General of H.M. Colony of Virginia. 13. mention … the Kingdom of England in mencon'd. to be Great Britain, and instead of English Mariners, British. Endorsed. Recd. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies December 1713, 1-14 December 1713, 1-14 Dec. … mentioned therein. As to the act against riotous sports, plays and games. It restrains persons from several innocent sports and healthy diversions, and the penalties in it are …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies February 1732, 16-29 February 1732, 16-29 … 19. Albemarle. 91. Edmond Porter to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Governor Burrington, by and with the advice of Robert Halton and Joseph Jenour, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies July 1690 July 1690 July 4. Camp at St. … Christopher. 977. Governor Codrington to Lords of Trade and Plantations. On Saturday the 6th ult. I sailed with the Antigua forces for Montserrat, and having embarked the men from thence sailed with the whole …