London on the ThamesLittle, Brown, 1966 - 435 Seiten Anecdotal tour of London that recreates social life and events during the days of Wren, Samuel Johnson, Churchill, Chaucer, and Oscar Wilde, etc. |
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... death — flogging , branding ( abolished in the 1750's ) , transportation ( to Australia after the Americas would have no more ; abolished in 1857 ) , exposure in the pillory ( last used in London 1830 , dropped in 1837 ) . - For the ...
... death — flogging , branding ( abolished in the 1750's ) , transportation ( to Australia after the Americas would have no more ; abolished in 1857 ) , exposure in the pillory ( last used in London 1830 , dropped in 1837 ) . - For the ...
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... death of Charles I had been hanged , drawn and quartered in 1660. Chronic Stuart supporters still hang the statue with wreaths on January 30 , the anniversary of Charles's death . Behind the statue a bronze plaque is sunk into the ...
... death of Charles I had been hanged , drawn and quartered in 1660. Chronic Stuart supporters still hang the statue with wreaths on January 30 , the anniversary of Charles's death . Behind the statue a bronze plaque is sunk into the ...
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... death in 1946 , pro- vided money to make the churchyard into public gardens honor- ing the fortitude of Londoners during the blitz which wrecked this church . Between the church and the top of Duke of York Street , paral- lel to ...
... death in 1946 , pro- vided money to make the churchyard into public gardens honor- ing the fortitude of Londoners during the blitz which wrecked this church . Between the church and the top of Duke of York Street , paral- lel to ...
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A PREFATORY RAMBLE | 3 |
THE LONDON OF PATER TAMESIS | 17 |
THE LONDON OF DICK WHITTINGTON | 37 |
Urheberrecht | |
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