Monday, 24 October 2016

A History of the World in 50 Novels. 44 - "Hawaii," by James A. Michener

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The volcanic islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago are spread out over 1500 miles of the Pacific. They are among the most remote land masses o...
Wednesday, 12 October 2016

The Wards of Old London: St Bartholomew - Physick and Surgery in the City

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A visitor to London, walking up the Great North Road (Aldersgate Street) can take any one of a number of small passages leading to the west,...
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Thursday, 6 October 2016

The Wards of Old London: Farringdon Without - Lawyers, Hacks and Beasts

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Having recently explored the Ward of  Aldersgate Without , we come, now, to the last of London's City Wards, that of Farringdon Without....
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Thursday, 29 September 2016

The Wards of Old London: Aldersgate Without - The Flame of Dissent

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A visitor to London, following the outer course of the City's Roman and Medieval walls in a westerly direction, passes from the  Ward of...
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Thursday, 22 September 2016

The Wards of Old London: Bishopsgate Without - Death and Insanity

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Having explored the ward of  Cripplegate Without , we now go back on ourselves to look at the ward of Bishopsgate Without, which I passed ov...
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Friday, 16 September 2016

The Wards of Old London: Cripplegate Without - Preachers and Printers

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Having completed our tour of London's intramural wards, we have also explored the extramural ward of  Portsoken . Following the northwar...