England in the Days of Old

In many places the ducking-stool was employed to punish offending bakers. The old records of Beverley contain references to this subject. "During the Middle Ages," it is stated...

The most painful case of arresting a dead body which has come under our notice, is that of John Elliott, in 1811. The particulars are given in the "Annual Register," and also in...

Professional men did not neglect to add to their dignity by the use of the muff. In addition to the gold-headed cane, the doctor carried a muff. An old book called "The Mother-i...

"And soon as the young maid her love-knot tied, With noiseless tread, To her chamber she sped, Where the sceptral moon her white beams shed: 'Bloom here, bloom here, thou plant...

Charles and Mary Lamb both enjoyed snuff, and doubtless felt its use assisted them in their literary labours. Here is a picture drawn by Mary of the pair as they were penning th...

From the fact that a clock-keeper was employed at St. Paul's, London, in 1286, it is presumed that there must have been a clock, but we have not been able to discover any detail...

"Paide for 4 pottles secke and 2 quarte, for 3 pottles of white wine, and 4 pottles and a quarte of clared wine for a present to the bishop of Dorum 17s. 6d.

In more recent times we have particulars of several instances of both bench and bar discarding the use of the wig. At the Summer Assizes at Lancaster, in 1819, a barrister named...

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History furnishes several instances of the Queen having animals baited for the diversion of Ambassadors. On May 25, 1559, the French Ambassadors dined with the Queen, and after...

Many persons in Hull supported the lost cause of Henry VI., but the governing authorities of the town gave their support to Edward IV., and those that were on the side of the fa...

In the church of St. Katharine Cree within the altar rails is a carved head of Gayer. On the right hand side is a text, as follows:--"The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous...

CONTENTS:--Church History and Historians--Supernatural Interference in Church Building--Ecclesiastical Symbolism in Architecture--Acoustic Jars--Crypts--Heathen Customs at Chris...

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