The History of London

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8. THE FIRST SAXON SETTLEMENT.9. THE SECOND SAXON SETTLEMENT.10. THE ANGLO-SAXON CITIZEN.11. THE WALL OF LONDON.12. NORMAN LONDON.

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19. THE PILGRIMS.20. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.21. THE TERROR OF LEPROSY.22. THE TERROR OF FAMINE.

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25. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.26. THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES.27. MONKS, FRIARS, AND NUNS.28. THE LONDON CHURCHES.29. THE STREETS.

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33. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.34. THE PALACES AND GREAT HOUSES.35. AMUSEMENTS.36. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.37. THE COURT AT WESTMINSTER.38. JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENTS.39. THE POLITICAL POWER OF LONDON.

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54. ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.

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63. LONDON. GREATER LONDON.

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50. THE TERROR OF THE PLAGUE. PART I.

Pretensions: ambitious claims.

Wars of the Roses: a civil war lasting 1455-1485. In thinking of the loss of life occasioned by this war, it must be remembered that such loss fell most heavily on the noble families; the mass of the population was not so much disturbed by it.

Long Acre: a street near Drury Lane, now chiefly occupied by carriage-makers.

delirium: a wandering in the mind caused by fever.