The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... reign of George the Second , at which time the houses . arose on the north side of Oxford Street , which then first took the name . The neighbourhood of Cavendish Square , and Oxford Market , Holles Street , Margaret Street , Vere ...
... reign of George the Second , at which time the houses . arose on the north side of Oxford Street , which then first took the name . The neighbourhood of Cavendish Square , and Oxford Market , Holles Street , Margaret Street , Vere ...
Page 173
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 257
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Diana Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace passage Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet poetry Pope present probably Queen reign Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer