An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick and of the Neighbouring Spa of LeamingtonH. Sharpe, 1815 - 468 pages |
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... person was crossing a lane , with a piece of lighted wood in his hand , a spark flew from it , and fell on the thatch of an adjoining house , which was soon in flames . Thus commencing near the south - western extremity of the High ...
... person was crossing a lane , with a piece of lighted wood in his hand , a spark flew from it , and fell on the thatch of an adjoining house , which was soon in flames . Thus commencing near the south - western extremity of the High ...
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... persons as ALEXANDER THE GREAT , CAIUS MARIUS , OCTAVIUS CESAR , " the wise King HENRY VII . " " the valiant King HENRY ... person . " But these fruitful topics he declines , for fear of saying more than her " modest earcs could abide ...
... persons as ALEXANDER THE GREAT , CAIUS MARIUS , OCTAVIUS CESAR , " the wise King HENRY VII . " " the valiant King HENRY ... person . " But these fruitful topics he declines , for fear of saying more than her " modest earcs could abide ...
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... person of GAVESTON , the royal favourite , and caused him to be beheaded on Blucklow Hill . Though he afterwards obtained the King's pardon , he was never again received into favor . He died , as some say , by poison , 1315 . THOMAS DE ...
... person of GAVESTON , the royal favourite , and caused him to be beheaded on Blucklow Hill . Though he afterwards obtained the King's pardon , he was never again received into favor . He died , as some say , by poison , 1315 . THOMAS DE ...
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... person of extraordinary merit ; and was successively advanced to several high and honorable employments . Himself a man of letters , * and a lover of the arts , he diligently cultivated the acquaint- ance of most of the learned men and ...
... person of extraordinary merit ; and was successively advanced to several high and honorable employments . Himself a man of letters , * and a lover of the arts , he diligently cultivated the acquaint- ance of most of the learned men and ...
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... persons . THE municipal government of the town is vested in a mayor , a recorder , 12 aldermen , and 12 principal burgesses , with a town clerk ; who have power to make laws for the regulation of the borough , and to impose reasonable ...
... persons . THE municipal government of the town is vested in a mayor , a recorder , 12 aldermen , and 12 principal burgesses , with a town clerk ; who have power to make laws for the regulation of the borough , and to impose reasonable ...
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adorned afterwards ancient apartments appears arches armour arms Avon Baddesley Clinton Bagington baths Beauchamp beautiful Borough Bridge building built Castle celebrated chancel Chapel CHARLES Church Court Coventry daughter delightful died distance Dudley DUGDALE Duke Earl of Leicester Earl of Warwick Edge Hill edifice EDWARD elegant ELIZABETH Emscote erected feet Gothic GREVILLE ground Guy's Cliff Hall hand handsome HENRY VI HENRY VIII Hill honor House inscription JOHN Kenilworth Kenilworth Castle Kineton King LADY Leamington lofty Lord Brooke Magnesia mansion mantle marble Mary's Mayor miles monument muriate noble noticed opposite painted Portrait possession present Prince principal Priory Queen reign of HENRY remains residence RICHARD road ROBERT Rous royal Saxon seat seen shaded side situated spacious stone Stratford Street sulphate THOMAS LUCY tomb tower town trees Vandyck venerable village walls Warwick Castle whole WILLIAM woods
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