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The Environs of London
… by Bishop Burnet. She published an Essay in Defence of the Fair-sex, written in 1690, which has gone through several … two large parlours below stairs; on the second story, four fair chambers, two withdrawing-rooms, and four closets; the …
Old and New London
… my head became giddy, and all night I dreamed of Vanity Fair." The Rotunda was first opened with a public breakfast …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… toys and pedlery. A court of pie-poudre is attached to the fair in Lent. The county magistrates hold a meeting for the … 21st and July 22nd, for cattle; and September 28th, a statute-fair. The county debt-court of Chesham, established … 10' (W. Lon.); and includes 1052 square miles, or 673,280 statute acres. Within the limits of the county are 73,444 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… society flourished in the late 19th century. 56 An annual fair, feast, and harvest festival, first recorded in 1871, held near the Chequers, had become an amusement fair by 1888. 57 The feast was continued until the Second …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 Hinton was held by Eddeva the fair, reputedly the mistress of King Harold II, but by 1086 …
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
… 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1516 Date of inception of fair The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the fair First recorded instance of a fair 600-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1516 1334 …