The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 154
... reign of Henry VIII we have a print containing the village of Charing . Citizens used to take an evening stroll to the well now in St. Clement's Inn . In the reign of Edward III the Strand was an open country road , with a mansion here ...
... reign of Henry VIII we have a print containing the village of Charing . Citizens used to take an evening stroll to the well now in St. Clement's Inn . In the reign of Edward III the Strand was an open country road , with a mansion here ...
Page 227
... reign sumptuary laws were made to regulate the dress of the members of the house ; who were forbidden to wear long hair , or great ruffs , cloaks , boots , or spurs . In the reign of Henry VIII beards were prohibited at the great table ...
... reign sumptuary laws were made to regulate the dress of the members of the house ; who were forbidden to wear long hair , or great ruffs , cloaks , boots , or spurs . In the reign of Henry VIII beards were prohibited at the great table ...
Page 416
... reign Charing Cross was united with London on the Strand side , and at little intervals with Whitehall ; but Spring Gardens was then and long after what its name implies ; and , in the reign of Charles II , Hedge Lane ( now Whitcomb ...
... reign Charing Cross was united with London on the Strand side , and at little intervals with Whitehall ; but Spring Gardens was then and long after what its name implies ; and , in the reign of Charles II , Hedge Lane ( now Whitcomb ...
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