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Old and New London
… prdivitis hortos." Juvenal. The Privy Gardens and King Charles's curious Sun-dialsName changed to Whitehall … Touching Incident in connection with the Last Days of Charles I.Parliament StreetMessrs. Nichols' … of Mr. DrummondThe Residence of Charles James FoxWhitehall ClubThe Whitehall Evening …
Old and New London
… and grandeur." "At the time of the execution of King Charles," says Pennant, "contiguous to the Banqueting House … OF THE CHAPEL ROYAL (BANQUETING HOUSE), WHITEHALL. Charles I. commissioned Rubens to paint the ceiling, and by … which are preserved at the South Kensington Museum. Charles also collected a considerable number of paintings by …
Old and New London
… Wallingford, and Earl of Banbury, in the second year of Charles I. Wallingford House was subsequently used by the … poor archbishop sank down in horror at the sight of King Charles's execution, telegraphs now ply their dumb and … mechanism, the result of the scientific researches of Sir Charles Wheatstone and of Sir William Fothergill Cooke? The …
Magna Britannia
… of August, were granted to Sir John Lowther, Bart. by King Charles II. in 1660. There are now three weekly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of a Roman road are discernible towards Clarebury Riggs. Charles Delafaye, Esq., a distinguished secretary of state in … the king's books at 19. 3. 4., and in the gift of the Rev. Charles Brown: the tithes have been commuted for 616. 16., …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… latter sold their portion to the Crokes, in the reign of Charles II. The other half of the manor was given by the … mansion, remodelled in 1845, after the designs of Mr. Charles Reed, of Birkenhead. It possesses a distinctive … grants were made of it by different kings, and in 1662 Charles II. conferred on Edward, Earl of Sandwich, the office …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… possessors; the castle and manor passed in the reign of Charles I. to Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin, who was Earl Bruce …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… etc. In the evening I went to St Martin's Hall to hear Charles Dickens read his Christmas Carol and the Trial from …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… goes on very smartly between Napier and Scovell. Charles Dickens' new work is to be called 'Little Dorrit.' … overlay of a most ridiculous mythological outline drawn by Charles Kingsley. No news. Very cold. People are lying …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… following May. This was probably the first appearance of Charles Clarke (see Appendix 1). A picturesque tour of Italy …