Royal St. James's: Being a Story of Kings, Clubmen and CourtesansHale, 1988 - 257 pages |
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Page 98
... become well known . The third Earl of Peterborough - the first aristocrat to shock Society by marrying an actress , Anastasia Robinson - wrote in 1703 to his friend Dr John Arbuthnot : ' I would fain save Italy and yett drincke Tay with ...
... become well known . The third Earl of Peterborough - the first aristocrat to shock Society by marrying an actress , Anastasia Robinson - wrote in 1703 to his friend Dr John Arbuthnot : ' I would fain save Italy and yett drincke Tay with ...
Page 150
... become ' The York Hotel and Coffee - House ' and by no means as respectable as of yore . Curiously enough , not many of the noble and rich lived in St James's Street itself - they could be found packed together in such side streets as ...
... become ' The York Hotel and Coffee - House ' and by no means as respectable as of yore . Curiously enough , not many of the noble and rich lived in St James's Street itself - they could be found packed together in such side streets as ...
Page 233
... become so dangerous and filthy that James II granted Lord St Albans the right to move the cattle market to Mayfair , but not until 1690 was another Act passed regulating the hay and straw market . Complaints had been made about the ...
... become so dangerous and filthy that James II granted Lord St Albans the right to move the cattle market to Mayfair , but not until 1690 was another Act passed regulating the hay and straw market . Complaints had been made about the ...
Contents
A House of Civility | 168 |
the enclave de luxe for the Nobility | 174 |
Goode lodgings may be found here | 189 |
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