Set in a Silver SeaDoubleday, 1968 - 359 pages A social history of England from the days of the first Stuart king, James, when England was largely an agricultural and rural country, through the reign of Queen Victoria, when England had become the world's foremost industrial and Imperial giant. |
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Page 148
... Master of the Quorn , George Osbaldeston- “ little Ossey ” or , as he was called later , the " squire of England ” —a shrivelled - up , bantam- cock of a man with short legs , a limp , a gorilla chest and a face like a fox cub ...
... Master of the Quorn , George Osbaldeston- “ little Ossey ” or , as he was called later , the " squire of England ” —a shrivelled - up , bantam- cock of a man with short legs , a limp , a gorilla chest and a face like a fox cub ...
Page 149
... Master of the Quorn , after a set - to in a Leicester street with a six - foot coal - heaver , clamped a raw steak on both eyes and sent his prostrated opponent a five - pound note for being the best man that ever stood up to him . Some ...
... Master of the Quorn , after a set - to in a Leicester street with a six - foot coal - heaver , clamped a raw steak on both eyes and sent his prostrated opponent a five - pound note for being the best man that ever stood up to him . Some ...
Page 159
... master and huntsman , groom and whipper - in , dog - stopper and stable boy , meeting day after day on the level of a common love . The coloured prints that depicted its scarlet coats and glossy horses hung in village alehouses as well ...
... master and huntsman , groom and whipper - in , dog - stopper and stable boy , meeting day after day on the level of a common love . The coloured prints that depicted its scarlet coats and glossy horses hung in village alehouses as well ...
Contents
The Breach with Rome | 7 |
Approach to the Capital 15 1 2000 | 15 |
Pepyss London | 22 |
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