Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present
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NOOKS AND CORNERS
OF
ENGLISH LIFE,
Past and Present.
BY
BY
JOHN TIMBS,
SECOND EDITION.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
M DCCC LXVII.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
M DCCC LXVII.
SECOND EDITION.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
M DCCC LXVII.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
M DCCC LXVII.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
I. Early English Life.
Britain before the Roman Colonization.
The Romans in England.
Domestic Life of the Saxons.
Meals—British, Anglo-Roman, and Saxon.
Britain before the Roman Colonization.
The Romans in England.
Domestic Life of the Saxons.
Meals—British, Anglo-Roman, and Saxon.
II. Castle Life.
III. Household Antiquities.
The Englishman's Fireside.
Private Life of a Queen of England.
The English Housewife.
A Herefordshire Lady in the Time of the Civil War.
House-furnishing in the Middle Ages.
Dress—Personal Ornaments.
Pins and Pin-money.
Provisions—Bread-making, Grocery, and Confectionery.
The Englishman's Fireside.
Private Life of a Queen of England.
The English Housewife.
A Herefordshire Lady in the Time of the Civil War.
House-furnishing in the Middle Ages.
Dress—Personal Ornaments.
Pins and Pin-money.
Provisions—Bread-making, Grocery, and Confectionery.
IV. Peasant Life.
V. Customs and Ceremonies.
Banbury Cakes, Congleton Cakes, etc.
Horselydown Fair in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Wake Festivals in the Black Country.
Keeping Birds in the Middle Ages.
Banbury Cakes, Congleton Cakes, etc.
Horselydown Fair in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Wake Festivals in the Black Country.
Keeping Birds in the Middle Ages.
VI. Historic Sketches.
The Story of Fair Rosamund.
Cardinal Wolsey at Esher Place.
Traditions of Battle-fields.
Curiosities of Hatfield.
The Grand Remonstrance
Cavaliers and Roundheads
The Evelyns at Wotton.
Lord Bolingbroke at Battersea.
The Last of Epping Forest.
The Story of Fair Rosamund.
Cardinal Wolsey at Esher Place.
Traditions of Battle-fields.
Curiosities of Hatfield.
The Grand Remonstrance
Cavaliers and Roundheads
The Evelyns at Wotton.
Lord Bolingbroke at Battersea.
The Last of Epping Forest.
APPENDIX.
I. Early English Life.
Britain before the Roman Colonization.
The Romans in England.
Domestic Life of the Saxons.
Meals—British, Anglo-Roman, and Saxon.
Britain before the Roman Colonization.
The Romans in England.
Domestic Life of the Saxons.
Meals—British, Anglo-Roman, and Saxon.
II. Castle Life.
III. Household Antiquities.
The Englishman's Fireside.
Private Life of a Queen of England.
The English Housewife.
A Herefordshire Lady in the Time of the Civil War.
House-furnishing in the Middle Ages.
Dress—Personal Ornaments.
Pins and Pin-money.
Provisions—Bread-making, Grocery, and Confectionery.
The Englishman's Fireside.
Private Life of a Queen of England.
The English Housewife.
A Herefordshire Lady in the Time of the Civil War.
House-furnishing in the Middle Ages.
Dress—Personal Ornaments.
Pins and Pin-money.
Provisions—Bread-making, Grocery, and Confectionery.
IV. Peasant Life.
V. Customs and Ceremonies.
Banbury Cakes, Congleton Cakes, etc.
Horselydown Fair in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Wake Festivals in the Black Country.
Keeping Birds in the Middle Ages.
Banbury Cakes, Congleton Cakes, etc.
Horselydown Fair in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Wake Festivals in the Black Country.
Keeping Birds in the Middle Ages.
VI. Historic Sketches.
The Story of Fair Rosamund.
Cardinal Wolsey at Esher Place.
Traditions of Battle-fields.
Curiosities of Hatfield.
The Grand Remonstrance
Cavaliers and Roundheads
The Evelyns at Wotton.
Lord Bolingbroke at Battersea.
The Last of Epping Forest.
The Story of Fair Rosamund.
Cardinal Wolsey at Esher Place.
Traditions of Battle-fields.
Curiosities of Hatfield.
The Grand Remonstrance
Cavaliers and Roundheads
The Evelyns at Wotton.
Lord Bolingbroke at Battersea.
The Last of Epping Forest.
APPENDIX.
I. Early English Life.
DWELLING-PLACES OF THE EARLY BRITONS.
DWELLING-PLACES OF THE EARLY BRITONS.
BRITAIN BEFORE THE ROMAN COLONIZATION.
THE ROMANS IN ENGLAND.
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE SAXONS.
MEALS—BRITISH, ANGLO-ROMAN, AND SAXON.
II. Castle Life.
ENGLISH CASTLE-BUILDING.
III. Household Antiquities.
THE OLD ENGLISH HOUSE.
THE ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE.
PRIVATE LIFE OF A QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
THE ENGLISH HOUSEWIFE.
A HEREFORDSHIRE LADY IN THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR.
HOUSE-FURNISHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
DRESS.—PERSONAL ORNAMENTS.
PINS AND PIN-MONEY.
PROVISIONS:
BREAD-MAKING, GROCERY, AND CONFECTIONERY.
DESSERT FRUITS.
ORNAMENTAL FRUIT TRENCHERS.
VEGETABLES.
ANTIQUITY OF CHEESE.
ALE AND BEER.
DESSERT FRUITS.
ORNAMENTAL FRUIT TRENCHERS.
VEGETABLES.
ANTIQUITY OF CHEESE.
ALE AND BEER.
IV. Peasant Life.[57]
OPERATIVE TENANTS.
SERVICES OF TILLAGE.
OLDEN HARVEST.
HOCK-DAY.
SHEEP-SHEARING.
CONVEYANCE SERVICE.
WATCH AND WARD.—THE BEADLE.
OPERATIVE TENANTS.
SERVICES OF TILLAGE.
OLDEN HARVEST.
HOCK-DAY.
SHEEP-SHEARING.
CONVEYANCE SERVICE.
WATCH AND WARD.—THE BEADLE.
OLDEN HOUSE-MARKS.
V. Olden Customs and Ceremonies.
MAY-DAY CAROL ON MAGDALEN COLLEGE TOWER.
BANBURY CAKES.—CONGLETON CAKES, etc.
HORSELYDOWN FAIR, IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.
WAKE FESTIVALS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY.
KEEPING BIRDS IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
VI. Historic Sketches.
THE STORY OF FAIR ROSAMUND.
CARDINAL WOLSEY AT ESHER PLACE.
TRADITIONS OF BATTLE-FIELDS.
CURIOSITIES OF HATFIELD.
THE GRAND REMONSTRANCE.
CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS.
THE EVELYNS AT WOTTON.
LORD BOLINGBROKE AT BATTERSEA.
THE LAST OF EPPING FOREST.
APPENDIX.
ANCIENT BRITISH DWELLINGS.
THE SAXON HALL.
ABURY AND STONEHENGE.
ANCIENT BRITISH DWELLINGS.
THE SAXON HALL.
ABURY AND STONEHENGE.
INDEX.
STRANGE STORIES
OF THE
OF THE
ANIMAL WORLD.
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