Black's Picturesque Guide to Warwickshire ...A. & C. Black, 1857 - 137 pàgines |
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... kings frequently holding their court at Tamworth , on its northern extremity . When the Danes invaded England , they committed great ravages here , plundering and burning most of the principal towns . In the wars of the Roses ...
... kings frequently holding their court at Tamworth , on its northern extremity . When the Danes invaded England , they committed great ravages here , plundering and burning most of the principal towns . In the wars of the Roses ...
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... kings . " Among other famous natives may be mentioned John de Stratford , Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Edward III .; Laurence Sheriff , the founder of Rugby School ; Henry Compton , Bishop of London , 1675-1713 , one of the ...
... kings . " Among other famous natives may be mentioned John de Stratford , Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Edward III .; Laurence Sheriff , the founder of Rugby School ; Henry Compton , Bishop of London , 1675-1713 , one of the ...
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... King's Newnham , and near Birmingham on the Coleshill road . The county is well adapted for agriculture , which is in a state of considerable advancement . The largest estate is said to be that of Stoneleigh , about 12,000 acres . It is ...
... King's Newnham , and near Birmingham on the Coleshill road . The county is well adapted for agriculture , which is in a state of considerable advancement . The largest estate is said to be that of Stoneleigh , about 12,000 acres . It is ...
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... kings of Mercia , from whom it was named Warrewyk . Ethelfleda , daughter of king Alfred the Great , by the erection of a strong fortified building in 915 , contributed very materially to its increase and pros- perity . The Norman ...
... kings of Mercia , from whom it was named Warrewyk . Ethelfleda , daughter of king Alfred the Great , by the erection of a strong fortified building in 915 , contributed very materially to its increase and pros- perity . The Norman ...
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... king Stephen . Then , in 1394 , it was restored by the first Thomas Beauchamp , Earl of Warwick , who founded the choir , which was finished by his son , of the same name , who also rebuilt the whole edifice . In 1694 it was almost ...
... king Stephen . Then , in 1394 , it was restored by the first Thomas Beauchamp , Earl of Warwick , who founded the choir , which was finished by his son , of the same name , who also rebuilt the whole edifice . In 1694 it was almost ...
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Black's Picturesque Guide to Warwickshire ... Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Visualització completa - 1857 |
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Abbey ADAM AND CHARLES admirable adorned ancient ANDBOOK antiquity apartments ARBURY HALL architecture Avon Bath beautiful Birmingham building built carved castle chancel Chapel CHARLES BLACK church cloth contains Coventry crown daughter decorated Dugdale Earl of Warwick EDINBURGH Edition Edward III elegant England Engravings erected establishment Ethelfleda feet gardens Geoffrey de Clinton gilt Godiva Gothic Guy's Cliff Hall Henry VI Henry VIII Hotel Illustrations inscription interest interior James John Kenilworth King Lady Lady Godiva Lake Leamington London Lord magnificent manor manufactures Maps Maxstoke ment miles monuments noble notice original ornamented paintings picturesque portraits possesses present Prince Railway reign of Henry Robert Roman Royal scenery SCOTLAND Shakspere Shakspere's side spire splendid stained glass Stirling stone Stratford Stratford-on-Avon Street style Tamworth Tartan tomb tourist Tower town Vandyke various Views village visited visitors walls Warwick Castle Warwickshire waters William Windermere window