The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... Henry the Fifth , that the city was lighted at night . The illumination was with lanterns , slung over the street with wisps of rope or hay . Under Edward the Fourth we first hear of brick houses ; and in Henry the Eighth's time of ...
... Henry the Fifth , that the city was lighted at night . The illumination was with lanterns , slung over the street with wisps of rope or hay . Under Edward the Fourth we first hear of brick houses ; and in Henry the Eighth's time of ...
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... Henry VIII .; and here the attendants of the Emperor Charles V. were lodged while the emperor himself occupied the Blackfriars , a communication being formed between the two palaces by a gallery carried over the Fleet Ditch , and ...
... Henry VIII .; and here the attendants of the Emperor Charles V. were lodged while the emperor himself occupied the Blackfriars , a communication being formed between the two palaces by a gallery carried over the Fleet Ditch , and ...
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... Henry Lacy , Earl of Lincoln , built an Inne , as it was in those days called , for himself , in which he died in 1312. The ground did belong to the Black Friars ; and was granted by Edward I. to that great Earl . The whole has re ...
... Henry Lacy , Earl of Lincoln , built an Inne , as it was in those days called , for himself , in which he died in 1312. The ground did belong to the Black Friars ; and was granted by Edward I. to that great Earl . The whole has re ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 29 |
The Church of St Faith Booksellers of the Churchyard | 68 |
Burning of the Pope St Brides Steeple Milton Illuminated | 110 |
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