Royal St. James's: Being a Story of Kings, Clubmen and CourtesansHale, 1988 - 257 pages |
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... shillings for the Hanaper . . . ' ( a hanap was a two - handled silver cup used to measure out ales and beers ) . By 1401 it was once again a convent , the King's own physician , Louis Recouchez , having been appointed warden , and it ...
... shillings for the Hanaper . . . ' ( a hanap was a two - handled silver cup used to measure out ales and beers ) . By 1401 it was once again a convent , the King's own physician , Louis Recouchez , having been appointed warden , and it ...
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... shillings each . . . ' , and William Hickey gave a dinner there in 1781 , where ' . . . altho ' one or two Snarlers found fault . . . all admitted the Wines were exquisite , the Champagne especially . . . ' . In June 1812 the Roxburghe ...
... shillings each . . . ' , and William Hickey gave a dinner there in 1781 , where ' . . . altho ' one or two Snarlers found fault . . . all admitted the Wines were exquisite , the Champagne especially . . . ' . In June 1812 the Roxburghe ...
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... shillings each . ' Philidor's opponents were Count Hans Moritz von Brühl , the Saxon Envoy , who lived in St James's , and Thomas Bowdler , whose censorings brought the word ' bowdlerize ' into the English language . These two were then ...
... shillings each . ' Philidor's opponents were Count Hans Moritz von Brühl , the Saxon Envoy , who lived in St James's , and Thomas Bowdler , whose censorings brought the word ' bowdlerize ' into the English language . These two were then ...
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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