An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick and of the Neighbouring Spa of LeamingtonH. Sharpe, 1815 - 468 páginas |
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... inscription is evidently of much later date than the event it records . IN the year 1566 , the Order of St. Michael , instituted in France , was , by special favour of CHARLES XI . conferred on two English noblemen , who had been ...
... inscription is evidently of much later date than the event it records . IN the year 1566 , the Order of St. Michael , instituted in France , was , by special favour of CHARLES XI . conferred on two English noblemen , who had been ...
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... inscription , recording the event , is still to be seen in that hall . But of this royal visit no further account has been discovered . In connection with this , though somewhat out of chronological order , we shall mention the honor of ...
... inscription , recording the event , is still to be seen in that hall . But of this royal visit no further account has been discovered . In connection with this , though somewhat out of chronological order , we shall mention the honor of ...
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... inscription , is still to be seen . ROBERT GREVILLE , son of FULK GREVILLE , of Thorpe Latymer , in Lincolnshire , Esq . adopted in his in- fancy , by his cousin , the first Lord Brooke , succeeded to his honors and estates . He soon ...
... inscription , is still to be seen . ROBERT GREVILLE , son of FULK GREVILLE , of Thorpe Latymer , in Lincolnshire , Esq . adopted in his in- fancy , by his cousin , the first Lord Brooke , succeeded to his honors and estates . He soon ...
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... inscription carried round three sides of the tower , briefly detailing the history of this church , imports that " it was first repaired by Roger de NEWBURG , Earl of Warwick , in the time of KING Ste- PHEN : that it was afterwards ...
... inscription carried round three sides of the tower , briefly detailing the history of this church , imports that " it was first repaired by Roger de NEWBURG , Earl of Warwick , in the time of KING Ste- PHEN : that it was afterwards ...
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... inscription , cut in the rock , " P. Gaveston , Earl of Cornwall , beheaded 1311 . " * LEAVING the neighbourhood of Guy's Cliff , and returning towards the town , on reaching the summit of a gentle ascent , in the road , the towers and ...
... inscription , cut in the rock , " P. Gaveston , Earl of Cornwall , beheaded 1311 . " * LEAVING the neighbourhood of Guy's Cliff , and returning towards the town , on reaching the summit of a gentle ascent , in the road , the towers and ...
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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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