Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and PresentSTRANGE STORIESReading editionChapter navigation41 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNOOKS AND CORNERSENGLISH LIFE,JOHN TIMBS,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.ENGLISH CASTLE-BUILDING.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.BREAD-MAKING, GROCERY, AND CONFECTIONERY.IV. Peasant Life.[57]OLDEN HOUSE-MARKS.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.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.INDEX.STRANGE STORIESANIMAL WORLD.Previous chapter ←INDEX.Next chapter →ANIMAL WORLD.All chapters and sections (41)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNOOKS AND CORNERSENGLISH LIFE,JOHN TIMBS,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.ENGLISH CASTLE-BUILDING.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.BREAD-MAKING, GROCERY, AND CONFECTIONERY.IV. Peasant Life.[57]OLDEN HOUSE-MARKS.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.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.INDEX.STRANGE STORIESANIMAL WORLD.OF THE← INDEX.ANIMAL WORLD. →