The Great Fire and Rebuilding of London and Its Voices
A sweeping historical survey details London's great fire, the Norman Gothic cathedral rebuilt with Wren, and notable figures and places from the Strand to Drury Lane. It includes anecdotes about Henry VIII, James I, and early modern figures, with reflections on education debates and a panorama of urban memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conqueror
London
Inigo Jones
Humphrey
Jane Shore
Paul’s Cross
St. Paul’s School
Christopher Wren
Hunt
Temple
Chancery-lane
Clifford’s Inn
Earl of Essex
Justice Shallow
Congreve
Enrietta Maria
Waller
Johnson
Raeigh
Garrick
Barry
Villiers
Duke of Buckingham
Franklin
Lord Herbert
Cherbury
Percy
Dromore
Goldsmith
Lincoln’s Inn
Cromwell
More
Hale
Pepys
Sean Russell
Queen Street
Drury Lane
Coventgarden
Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
Wolsey
Henry
Royal quarrel ends in temporary exile in Albemarle Street
The Prince and Princess were ordered to quit their residence that night and sought the chamberlain Earl of Grantham in Albemarle Street. The father and son later reconciled, but never truly agreed. The gossiping volumes offer playful and instructive guidance for navigating London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berts
Earl of Grantham
Albemarle-street
London
Parliament Prorogued to February and proclamations issued
In Osborne, Parliament was ordered prorogued from December 19 to February 1 with a proclamation directing the 1 February session. A supplement to the Gazette announced the proclamation. Mr. Smith of Deanston is named for inspection roles under the General Board of Health. Prince Albert declines chairing the Sabbath prize event but donates extra prizes and expresses sympathy with workers. A postal treaty with the United States is advancing toward ratification. The Times denies Lord Seymour becoming Chief Commissioner of the Poor Law Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen’s Privy Council
Osborne
Privy Council
Smith
Deanston
General Board of Health
Prince Albert
Lord Ashley
Royal
Elis Royal Highness
AsuLry
England
United States
America
Senate
Church Missionary Society
the Times
Lord Seymour
Charles Buller
Poor Law Board
Various Antiquarian Notes and Oddities from 19th Century London
A compilation of curiosities and brief mentions including a first Bible concordance led by Hugo de St Charo with 600 monks, timber sale items in London, a Pope in 1848 escaping Rome in disguise, humorous ads, geese for Christmas in Lincolnshire, and various notices on printing, bids, and societal trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo de St. Charo
London
Mount Olympus
Rome
Spalding
Lincolnshire
Boston Gazette
U.S
Macaulay
England
Hudson
Pocklington Canal
Bullorne Societies
Cady
Casar
Cowes
Fleming
Vatican
Bavaria
Germany
Galvanism Promoted By London Practitioner
The Court Journal notes four years of galvanism use. Mr Halse’s reforms and application methods attract fashionable visitors and endorsement by the Lord Bishop of London and Sir Charles Clark. His residence is 22 Brunswick Square, London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Journal
Halse
London
Charles Clark
Mr. Halse
Brunswick Square
Births Marriages and Deaths Notices from Chesterfield and Nearby
Births announce a son and a daughter for different couples including Mrs Jones and Mrs Wanton. Marriages record unions in Chesterfield and Farnham with several named couples and places. Deaths list multiple individuals with ages and residences including Lord Dunsany and Mrs Slater among others with brief memorial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter-square
Hammersmith
G. Jones
W. H. Wanton
Independent
Soresby-street
Chesterfield
T. H. Walker
Grorug Borga
Catherine Froggatt
Stapleton
Bristol
Geora
Barrow Lunell
G. Luwell
Woodgrovehouge
Repexan
T. Haynags
W. Blandy
Epward Elliott
Elizabeth Adams
J. Fernie
Farnham
E. Vernon
Reformed Church of France
Emma
Mr. Randall
Surrey
Also Mentioned on This Page
James I
James
Mary
George 1
George I
Princess of Wales
Duke of York
Ilis
Duke of Newcastle
Lady Suffolk
Walpole
Scotland
Lord McElgunp
M.P
Edinburgh
Black
Joseph Lancaster
William Allen
Henry Dunn
Houlston and Stoneman
George Bell
Fleet-street
Joan Curawen
Ward and Co
Hall
D. Thomas
B. L. Green
Thomas Minns
Bakewell
Newgate Street
Broomgrove
Sheffield
Mrs. Thomas
L. Thomas
Tregonissey
St. Austell
Cornwall
J. H. Osborne
Wells
Somerset
Jesus Christ
Juun Burien
Royston
Cambridgeshire
Budleigh Salterton
Devon
Suerpard Colmer Symes
C. Symes
Calcutta
N. Parkyn
Coventry
Sormia
R. Hanps
Slatr
J. Slater
Cleveland
Somersetshire
Lord Dunsany
Randal Edward Plunkett
Hackney
Renicca
A. Scurron
Ur, Conquest
Chatham
J. Fletcher
Norwich
Sarah
B. Williams
Northcourt
Abingdon
Berks
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