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THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE CITY |
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1 The foundation of the city of London (c. 1100 BC); from The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (trans S. Evans, London, 1904) |
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2 The revolt of Boudicca (AD 61); from The Life of Agricola by Tacitus |
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3 Description of Roman London (c. 4th century); from Roman London by G. Home |
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4 The Danes, (c. 9th century); from The London Life of Yesterday by Arthur Compton Rickett |
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5 Origin of London stone (1598); from Survey of London by J. Stow; (London, 1598) |
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6 Construction (AD 306) and maintenance of the wall (medieval); from Survey of London by J. Stow, (London, 1598) |
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NEWGATE AND THE OLD BAILEY |
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7 Defoe in the pillory (1703); from Memoirs of the Life and Times of Daniel Defoe, Vol. II (London, 1830) |
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8 Jack Sheppard escapes from Newgate (1724); from The Newgate Calendar edited by A. Knapp and W. Baldwin (London 1826, Vol. I) |
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9 Storming of the prison during the Gordon riots (1780); from Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens (London, 1941) |
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10 Death of a hundred spectators at an execution in 1807; from The Newgate Calendar edited by A. Knapp and W. Baldwin (London 1826, Vol. IV) |
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11 Elizabeth Fry visits Newgate in 1814; from An Inquiry whether Crime and Misery are produced or prevented by our present System of Prison Discipline by Thomas Fowell Buxton (London 1818) |
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12 Oscar Wilde sentenced at the Old Bailey (1895); from The Trials of Oscar Wilde by H. Montgomery Hyde (London, 1962) |
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13 The Royal Exchange opened by Elizabeth I (1570); from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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14 Addison visits the exchange (1711); from The Spectator by J. Addison, May 19, 1711 |
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15 The South Sea Bubble affair (1720); from Extraordinary Popular Delusions by Charles Mackay (London, 1841) |
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16 Legends surrounding the Roman temple on the site of Saint Paul's (4th century); from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873--8) |
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17 The building of Saint Paul's (604); from The Ecclesiastical History of the English people, Bede (8th century) |
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18 Miracles at the tomb of Saint Erkenwald (c. 8th century); from The Saint of London. The Life and Miracles of Saint Erkenwald, edited and translated by E. Gordon Whatley (London, 1989) |
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19 Henry V returns to London after the Battle of Agincourt (1415); from Gesta Henri Quinti (The Deeds of Henry V), edited by F. Taylor and J. S. Roskell (Oxford, 1975) |
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20 The Pope's sentence against Luther is published at Paul's Cross (1521); from Chronicles of London, edited by C. L. Kingsford (London 1977) |
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21 The Pope's authority is denied at Paul's Cross (1536); from A Chronicle of England by Charles Wriothesley, edited by W. D. Hamilton (London 1875--7) |
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22 Catholic icons are destroyed at Saint Paul's (1538--59); from A Chronicle of England by Charles Wriothesley, edited by W. D. Hamilton (London 1875--7) |
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23 A Pageant at Saint Paul's for the coronation of Queen Mary (1553); from The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of two years of Queen Mary, edited by J. G. Nichols (London, 1850) |
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24 Elizabeth I interrupts a sermon at Saint Paul's (1565); from A History of Saint Paul's, edited by W. R. Matthews and W. M. Atkins (London, 1957) |
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25 John Donne preaches his last sermon at Saint Paul's (1631); from Life of John Donne by I. Walton (London, 1640) |
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26 Saint Paul's is occupied by soldiers during the Republic (1649--60); from The History of The Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by E. H. Clarendon (London, 1702--4) |
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27 Paul's Cross is demolished (1650s); from Annals of Saint Paul's Cathedral by Henry H. Milman (London, 1868) |
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28 Saint Paul's is destroyed in the Great Fire (1666); from Diaries by John Evelyn (London, 1879) |
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29 The foundation stone is laid at Wren's Saint Paul's (1675); from The Life and work of Sir Christopher Wren from Parentalia or Memoirs of his son Christopher Wren (London, 1903) |
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30 Saint Paul's Walk (18th century); from Micro-cosmographie, by J. Earle (London, 1732) |
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31 Lord Nelson's funeral (1805); from Annals of Saint Paul's Cathedral by Henry H. Milman (London, 1868) |
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32 The Duke of Wellington's funeral (1868); from Annals of Saint Paul's Cathedral by Henry H. Milman, (London, 1868) |
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33 Saint Paul's in wartime (1939--45); from A History of Saint Paul's, edited by W. R. Matthews and W. M. Atkins (London, 1957) |
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34 Churchill's funeral (1965); from The Crossman Diaries 1964--1970, edited by A. Howard (London, 1979) |
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35 Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana (1981); from Diana in Private by Lady Colin Campbell (London, 1992) |
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36 Richard II resigns the crown in the tower, dies and is buried (1399); from Chronicles by Froissart, 15th century |
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37 The Lollard Sir John Oldcastle escapes from the tower but is caught and executed (1417); from Chronicles of London, edited by C. L. Kingsford (London, 1977) |
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38 The murder of the Princes in the Tower (1483); from The History of King Richard III by Thomas More, 16th century |
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39 Thomas More is executed on Tower Hill (1535); from The Life of Thomas More by William Roper, 16th century |
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40 Anne Boleyn is executed (1536); from A Chronicle of England by Charles Wriothesley, edited by W. D. Hamilton (London 1875--7) |
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41 Lady Jane Grey is executed (1554); from The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of two years of Queen Mary, edited by J. G. Nichols (London, 1850) |
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42 A Catholic priest is tortured in the tower (1597); from The Autobiography of an Elizabethan by John Gerard, 16th century |
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43 Colonel Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels (1671); from The Tower of London by Lord R. S. Gower, Vol. II (London, 1902) |
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44 Ned Ward describes Bedlam (1720); from The London Spy by Ned Ward (London, 1703) |
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45 The foundation of the Charterhouse (1349); from The History of the London Charterhouse by W. St J. Hope (London, 1925) |
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46 Sutton establishes a school at the Charterhouse in 1610; from The Charterhouse of London by W. F. Taylor (New York, 1912) |
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47 Life at the school in the 1840s, Mr Locker and Mr Howard Staunton; from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873--8) |
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48 The foundation and early history of the Temple (1240); from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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49 Printing comes to Fleet Street (1476); from Fleet Street in Seven Centuries by W. G. Bell (London, 1912) |
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50 Catherine of Aragon tried at Blackfriars (1527); from The Life of Cardinal Wolsey by Thomas Cavendish, 16th century |
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51 Sir Thomas Wyatt is defeated in Fleet Street (1553); from The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of two years of Queen Mary, edited by J. G. Nichols (London, 1850) |
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52 1710, First Catalogue of the Royal Society & description of a Society meeting held in Crane Court, Fleet Street; from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873-8) |
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53 Jacobite riots (1716); from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873-8) |
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54 Johnson compiles the first English dictionary (1755); from The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (London, 1791) |
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55 Thomas Chatterton commits suicide (1770); from The Life of Chatterton by G. Gregory (London, 1803) |
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56 A Sweeney Todd murder (1798); from Sweeney Todd by P. Haining (London, 1993) |
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57 The newspapers leave Fleet Street in the 1980s; from Goodbye Fleet Street by R. Edwards (London, 1988) |
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58 The foundation of the bridge; from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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59 The Norwegian King Olaf and King Aethelred attack the Bridge (1014); from The Olaf Sagas by Snorri Sturluson, with poems by Ottar Svarte, translated by S. Laing (New York, 1915) |
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60 Foundation of the Stone Bridge (1176); from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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61 Jack Cade attacks the bridge (1450); from Chronicles of London, edited by C. L. Kingsford (London, 1977) |
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62 The miracle associated with Bishop Fisher's head, which was set on the bridge in 1535; from Chronicles by E. Hall, 16th century |
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63 Sir Thomas Wyatt attacks the bridge in 1553; from The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of two years of Queen Mary, edited by J. G. Nichols (London, 1850) |
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64 Charles II greeted at the bridge on his return to England (1660); from England's Joy, Anon. (1660) |
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65 Pepys witnesses the beginning of the Great Fire at the Bridge (1666); from Diaries by Samuel Pepys (London, 1906) |
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66 Eighteenth-century nursery rhyme `London Bridge is broken down'; from The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, I. & P. Opie (Oxford, 1951) |
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67 Chaucer's pilgrims meet at Southwark (14th century); from The Canterbury Tales by G. Chaucer, 14th century |
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68 The burning of the Globe theatre in 1613; from Reliquiae Wottoniae (London, 1685) |
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69 John Wilkes is committed to the King's-Bench prison in 1768; from The Correspondence of the late John Wilkes (London, 1805) |
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70 Dickens visits his father at the Marshalsea (1822); from The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I by J. Forster (London, 1872) |
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71 The new Globe theatre opens in 1996; from Daily Telegraph article by N. Reynolds, 22 August 1996 |
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157 | (2) |
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72 Foundation of St Bartholomew the Great in 1123; from London: The Biography by P. Ackroyd (London, 2000) |
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73 Henry II grants to the church the privilege of a fair; from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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74 Archbishop Boniface makes a visitation to St Bartholomew's in 1250; from Chronicles by Matthew Paris, 13th century |
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160 | (2) |
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75 Wat Tyler is slain in Smithfield in 1381; from Chronicles by Froissart, 15th century |
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76 A Royal Joust in Smithfield in 1467; from Chronicles by E. Hall, 16th century |
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77 John Rogers, the first protestant martyr, is burned at Smithfield (1555); from The Acts and Monuments by J. Foxe, 16th century |
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78 The Cock Lane ghost (1760); from Extraordinary Popular Delusions by Charles Mackay (London, 1841) |
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79 Wordsworth visits Bartholomew Fair (early 19th century); from The Prelude, Book VII (1850) |
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179 | (2) |
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80 Fish in the Thames (16th century); from Survey of London by J. Stow (London 1598) |
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81 The Great Frost Fair (1683--4); from Diaries by J. Evelyn |
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182 | (3) |
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82 The changing of the guard; from When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne (1926) |
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83 Two accounts of VE Day (1945); quoted in The Day the War Ended, VE-Day 1945 by M. Gilbert |
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186 | (2) |
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84 The famous duel behind Montague House in 1680; from Notes and Queries by E. F. Rimbault (1878) |
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85 Sir Hans Sloane's `museum' offered to Parliament in 1753; from Letters by Horace Walpole (London, 1840) |
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189 | (1) |
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86 Keats visits the Elgin Marbles, 1817; On Seeing the Elgin Marbles |
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190 | (1) |
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87 The library of George III is given to the British Museum,
1823. Letter from George IV to Lord Liverpool; from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873-8) |
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190 | (1) |
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88 Enoch Soames visits the reading room of the British Museum (1997); an article by Thomas Wright in the Evening Standard Magazine |
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191 | (2) |
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89 A riot at the Drury Lane Theatre (1770); from Memoirs by Casanova, translated by A. Machen (London, 1922) |
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90 The Mohawks terrorize the piazza (1771); from Memoirs of William Hickey, edited by P. Quennell (London, 1960) |
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194 | (1) |
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91 The Westminster election of 1782; from Travels in England by C. P. Moritz (London, 1782) |
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195 | (2) |
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92 The Drury Lane Theatre burns down (1809); from Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Thomas Moore (London, 1825) |
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197 | (1) |
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93 O. P. Riots at the Covent Garden Theatre (1809); from Extraordinary Popular Delusions by Charles Mackay (London, 1841) |
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94 The farewell speech of Joseph Grimaldi (1828); from Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by Charles Dickens (London 1838) |
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205 | (2) |
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95 Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition (1851); from Gentleman's Magazine |
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207 | (2) |
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96 Henry Mayhew visits the market in 1861; from London Labour and the London Poor (London, 1861) |
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209 | (2) |
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97 Patti sings at the Opera House (1894); from The World by G. B. Shaw |
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211 | (1) |
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98 Capek visits Speakers' Corner (1935); from Letters from England |
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212 | (2) |
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99 The `Bloody Sunday' riots in 1887; from The Life of William Morris by J. W. Mackail (London, 1899) |
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214 | (1) |
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100 The Poll Tax riots of 1990; from Poll Tax Riot, Anon. (London, 1990) |
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215 | (3) |
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101 The execution of Perkin Warbeck (1499); from Chronicles of London, edited by C. L. Kingsford (London, 1977) |
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218 | (1) |
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102 The execution of the Carthusian Martyrs (1535); from The Passion and Martyrdom of the Holy English Carthusians by Dom Maurice Chauncy (translated by A. F. Radcliffe) (London, 1935) |
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219 | (4) |
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103 The execution of Jonathan Wild (1725); from Jonathan Wild by Henry Fielding (London, 1743) |
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223 | (4) |
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104 The Plague in Aldgate (1665); from A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (London, 1722) |
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227 | (3) |
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105 Wesley preaches at Whitechapel (1742); from Journals by J. Wesley (Boston, 1819) |
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230 | (1) |
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106 Inspector Dew at the scene of the Ripper's last crime (1888); from I Caught Crippen by W. Dew (London & Glasgow, 1938) |
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230 | (4) |
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107 The Sidney Street siege (1911); from Thoughts and Adventures by W. S. Churchill (London, 1932) |
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234 | (3) |
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108 The Battle of Cable Street (1936); from Special Branch reports in The East End Then and Now, edited by W. G. Ramsay (London, 1994) |
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237 | (1) |
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109 The beginning of the Blitz (1944); from Cockney Campaign by F. Lewey (London, 1944) |
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238 | (1) |
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110 The murder of George Cornell (1966); from My Story by Ronald Kray (London, 1993) |
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238 | (2) |
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111 The building of Canary Wharf (1987); from London Docklands by E. Williamson, N. Pevsner and M. Tucker (London, 1998) |
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240 | (5) |
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WESTMINSTER AND WHITEHALL |
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND HALL |
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112 The dedication of the Abbey (10th century); from Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873--8) |
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245 | (1) |
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113 King Edward rebuilds the Abbey (10th--11th centuries); from The Life of King Edward, nth century |
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246 | (1) |
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114 The coronation of Richard I (1189); from Itinerary of Richard I (London, 1865) |
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247 | (1) |
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115 Christ's blood is brought to the Abbey by Henry III (1247); from Chronicles by Matthew Paris, 13th century |
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248 | (2) |
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116 The King seeks the pardon of the Londoners (1250); from Chronicles by Matthew Paris, 13th century |
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250 | (1) |
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117 The early history of Westminster Hall; from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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251 | (1) |
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118 The coronation of Henry IV (1399); from Chronicles of London, edited by C. L. Kingsford (London, 1977) |
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252 | (2) |
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119 The wedding banquet of Henry V (1415); from Chronicles by R. Holinshead, 16th century |
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254 | (3) |
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120 William Caxton opens up a shop in the Abbey and prints the first book in England (1476); from William Caxton by G. D. Painter (London, 1976) |
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257 | (1) |
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121 The coronation of Henry VIII (1509); from Chronicles by E. Hall, 16th century |
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258 | (2) |
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122 The fate of Oliver Cromwell's head; from The Times (1874) |
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260 | (1) |
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123 The coronation of Queen Anne (1702); from The Journeys of Celia Fiennes (London, 1888) |
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261 | (4) |
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124 Addison visits the Abbey (1711); from The Spectator (1711) |
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265 | (3) |
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125 The opening of the trial of Warren Hastings at Westminster Hall (1788); from Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. IV (1843) |
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268 | (1) |
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126 Wordsworth writes a sonnet on Westminster Bridge (1802); Composed upon Westminster Bridge |
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269 | (1) |
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127 The coronation of George IV. And the bill of Fare at the feast; from The Journals of Mrs Arbuthnot, 1820--31, edited by F. Bamford and Duke of Wellington (London, 1950) and Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873--8) |
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270 | (3) |
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128 Byron's hearse on its way to the Abbey (1824); from The Prose of John Clare, edited by J. W. & A. Temple (London, 1951) |
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273 | (1) |
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129 The coronation of Queen Victoria (1838); from Letters and Journal, 19th century |
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274 | (3) |
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130 Cardinal Wolsey deprived of the Great Seal (1529); from The Life of Cardinal Wolsey by Thomas Cavendish, 16th century |
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277 | (3) |
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131 Charles I `touches' for the King's evil (late 17th century); from MS Diary, in Old & New London by W. Thornbury (London, 1873--8) |
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280 | (1) |
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132 The execution of Charles I (1648); from Memorials of the English Affairs by B. Whitelocke (London, 1648) |
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281 | (1) |
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133 The Court of Charles II; from The History of England by T. B. Macauley, edited by S. E. Winbolt (London, 1919) |
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282 | (1) |
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134 William and Mary proclaimed King and Queen (1689); from Diaries by John Evelyn (London, 1879) |
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283 | (1) |
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135 Whitehall Palace burnt down (1698); from a contemporary account quoted in The Annals of London by J. Richardson (London, 2283) |
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283 | (1) |
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136 Whitehall during the Blitz (1940s); from Their Finest Hour by W. Churchill (London, 1949) |
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284 | (4) |
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137 Elizabeth I opens Parliament (1584); from A Journey through England & Scotland by L. Von Wedel (1584--5) |
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288 | (2) |
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138 The Gunpowder Plot (1605); from Confession of Guido Fawkes (1605) |
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290 | (3) |
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139 Charles I attempts to arrest five members of Parliament (1642); from Historical Collections, 17th century |
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293 | (2) |
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140 A riot in the house (1648); from The Clarke Papers by J. Barkstead, 17th century |
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295 | (1) |
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141 The Assassination of Spencer Perceval (1812); from The Autobiography of W. Jerdan, Vol. I (London, 1852) |
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296 | (1) |
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142 The trial of Queen Caroline in the House of Lords (1820); from The Trial of Her Majesty Caroline Queen of Britain, Anon., The Trial of Her Majesty Caroline Queen of Britain (London, 1820) |
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297 | (4) |
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143 Passing of the Reform Bill (1831); from The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay (London, 1876) |
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301 | (2) |
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144 The burning of Parliament (1834); from Letters and Memorials by T. Carlyle, edited by J. A. Froude (London, 1883) |
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303 | (1) |
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145 The suffragettes in Parliament Square (1908); from The Suffragette by E. S. Pankhurst (London, 1912) |
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146 Dick Whittington c.16th; from Chronicles by R. Holinshead, 16th century |
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147 Samuel Pepys, The last diary entry, 1699; from Diaries by Samuel Pepys (London, 1906) |
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310 | (1) |
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148 Charles Lamb, Letter to Wordsworth (1801); from The Letters of Charles Lamb (Boston, 1905) |
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311 | (1) |
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149 Ann 1822; from The Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey (London, 1922) |
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312 | (2) |
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150 Nollekens; from Nollekens and his Times by J. T. Smith (London, 1829) |
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314 | (2) |
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151 Street Urchin; from London Labour and the London Poor by H. Mayhew (London, 1861) |
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316 | (2) |
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152 Wakefield; from `Wakefield' (mid-19th century) by N. Hawthorne |
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318 | (1) |
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153 Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson; from The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (London, 1890) |
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319 | (3) |
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154 Charles Pooter; from The Diary of a Nobody by G & W. Grossmith (London, 1892) |
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322 | (1) |
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155 Dan Leno; from Around Theatres by Max Beerbohm (London, 1953) |
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FAIRS, SPORTS, GAMES, SPECTACLES |
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156 Sports and recreation in medieval London (12th century); from `Description of London' by William Fitzstephen, 12th century |
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326 | (3) |
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157 Medieval May Day Celebrations; from Survey of London by J. Stow (London, 1598) |
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329 | (1) |
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158 An Elizabethan playhouse; from Travels in London by T. Platter (London, 1599) |
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330 | (1) |
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159 The Punch & Judy Man; from London Labour and the London Poor by H. Mayhew (London, 1861) |
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331 | (3) |
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160 Tiddy Doll at the Great Frost Fair on the Thames (late 17th century); from Trivia by John Gay (London, 1716) |
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334 | (2) |
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161 Handel's Water Music on the Thames (1717); from Daily Courant |
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336 | (1) |
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162 Bull Baiting; from London in 1710 by Von Uffenbach (English translation 1934) |
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336 | (1) |
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163 Ranelagh Gardens (1749); from Letters by H. Walpole (London, 1840) |
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337 | (2) |
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164 Early days at Lords (19th century); contemporary account quoted in London Revisited by E. V. Lucas (London, 1916) |
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339 | (1) |
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165 Twentieth-century street games; from London Street Games by N. Douglas (London, 1931) |
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340 | (1) |
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166 The F.A. Cup final at Wembley (12 May 1979); from Fever Pitch by N. Hornby (London, 1992) |
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341 | (2) |
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EATING, DRINKING AND CLUBBING |
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167 Coffee-houses (late 18th century); from Travels by C. P. Moritz (English translation 1795) |
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343 | (1) |
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168 Drunk after an annual club dinner (18th century); from Memoirs of William Hickey, edited by P. Quennell (London, 1960) |
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344 | (2) |
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169 The betting book at Brooks's (late 18th century); from Brooks's 1764--1964 by H. S. Eeles & Earl Spencer (London, 1964) |
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346 | (1) |
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170 Attempt to beat up William Pitt outside Brooks's, 28 February 1784, as described by Pitt's brother Chatham from The Younger Pitt Vol I by John Ehrman |
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347 | (1) |
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171 The `immortal dinner' at Hampstead (1817); from The Autobiography and Memoirs of B. R. Haydon, edited by T. Taylor (London, 192.6) |
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348 | (3) |
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172 George Sala describes `The Old Cheshire Cheese' pub (19th century), Fleet Street. `Brain Street', 19th century |
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351 | (1) |
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173 Dickens and Thackeray argue at the Garrick (19th century). Dickens letter quoted in The Garrick Club 1831--1947 (London, 1948) |
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352 | (1) |
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174 Medieval Punishment of Whoremongers and Bawds; from Liber Albus by J. Carpenter (1419), edited and translated by H. T. Riley (London, 1861) |
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353 | (1) |
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175 `A Ramble in St James's Park' (1680); Lord Rochester |
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354 | (1) |
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176 Police report of a raid at Mother Clap's Molly House (1725); quoted in Mother Clap's Molly House by R. Norton (London, 1992) |
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355 | (1) |
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177 Fanny Hill becomes a whore (1749); from Memoirs of a woman of pleasure, J. Cleland (London, 1749) |
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356 | (5) |
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178 Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies (1764); from Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies (London, 1764) |
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361 | (1) |
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179 Gay Soho; from The Naked Civil Servant by Q. Crisp (London, 1968) |
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362 | (3) |
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180 `London Lickpenny' (15th century); by J. Lydgate, 15th century |
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365 | (3) |
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181 Aggressive London (1719); from Mr Misson's Memoirs and Observations by Misson de Valbourg (London, 1719) |
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368 | (1) |
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182 The silent Londoners (1747); from Letters on the English and French nations by J. B. le Blanc (London, 1747) |
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368 | (1) |
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183 The insolence and racism of the mob (1772); from A Tour of London by J. P. Grosley (London, 1772) |
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369 | (3) |
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184 `The Garden' (1785); by W. Cowper |
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372 | (1) |
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185 Doctor Johnson on London (late 18th century); various sources, James Boswell |
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373 | (2) |
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186 A city of extremes (1820); from Life in London by P. Egan (London, 1820) |
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375 | (1) |
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187 Byron on London (1824); from Don Juan Cantos 10 & 11 (London, 1824) |
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376 | (5) |
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188 A city for the philosopher (early 19th century); from English Fragments by H. Heine (English translation, 1880) |
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381 | (2) |
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189 Selfish London (1844); `Physiology of London Life' by J. Fisher Murray (London, 1844) |
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383 | (3) |
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190 Wicked London (1848); from Chronicles, Richard of Devizes, trans J. A. G. Giles (London, 1848) |
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386 | (1) |
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191 Henry James on London (late 19th century); from various sources |
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386 | (1) |
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192 Dostoyevsky on London (late 19th century); from Winter Impressions of Summer Notes by F. Dostoyevsky (London, 1955) |
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387 | (1) |
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193 Londoners (1905); from The Soul of London by F. Madox Ford (London, 1905) |
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388 | (2) |
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194 Lonely London (1925); from Letters from England by K. Capek (London, 1925) |
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390 | (1) |
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195 London Language (1931); from Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards by S. de Madariaga (Oxford, 1931) |
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390 | (1) |
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196 The London poor; from The Conditions of the Working Class in England by F. Engels (London, 1844) (English translation by W. O. Henderson and W. H. Chaloner, Oxford, 1958) |
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391 | (2) |
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197 Stoical London (1940s); from Their Finest Hour by W. Churchill (London, 1949) |
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393 | (2) |
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