Royal St. James's: Being a Story of Kings, Clubmen and CourtesansHale, 1988 - 257 pages |
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Page 91
... reported that he took his ' morning draught in chocolate ' to settle his stomach after the drunken upset of the previous day's coronation of King Charles II . There was a small house on the south side of Pall Mall ( the site is now ...
... reported that he took his ' morning draught in chocolate ' to settle his stomach after the drunken upset of the previous day's coronation of King Charles II . There was a small house on the south side of Pall Mall ( the site is now ...
Page 170
... reported : ' On Monday last the noted Mother Needham and Mother Bird were committed to Newgate , their Houses having been searched the night before . . . . ' The peace officers had found two women in bed ' with two Gentlemen of ...
... reported : ' On Monday last the noted Mother Needham and Mother Bird were committed to Newgate , their Houses having been searched the night before . . . . ' The peace officers had found two women in bed ' with two Gentlemen of ...
Page 176
... reported as ' well known along Piccadilly ' . One famous denizen was not an aristocrat at all , although greatly in demand by them . This was Charlotte Kelly of Arlington Row , the small alley leading into Park Place . She had started ...
... reported as ' well known along Piccadilly ' . One famous denizen was not an aristocrat at all , although greatly in demand by them . This was Charlotte Kelly of Arlington Row , the small alley leading into Park Place . She had started ...
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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