Hyde Park, Its History and RomanceAlec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
History
Hyde Park, Its History and Romance
Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
Hyde Park (London, England); London (England) -- Social life and customs
Knightsbridge, Barracks, 11;
origin of word, 23;
building at, 82;
Pepys at, 116;
robbers, 122, 160, 213;
view in 1719, 145.
Ladies’ Clubs, 309.
Lake House, 67.
Lanesborough House, 156.
Lecture ground, the, 124.
Lennox, Lady Sarah, 166, 238, 353.
_L’entente cordiale_, 264.
Leper Hospital, 34-35.
Letters, from Mrs. Merricke to Mrs. Lydall, 68.
—— Charles I. to Duke of Buckingham, 71.
—— John Barber to Mr. Scudamore, 87.
—— Edward Harley to his father, 116-117.
—— Lady Mary Bertie to her niece, 116.
—— Lady Rachel Russell to Lady Granby, 117.
—— Lady Chaworth to Lord Ross, 117.
—— Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to her husband, 134.
—— Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to Countess of Mar, 149-150.
—— Joseph Addison to a friend, 144.
—— Lord Chesterfield to Mr. Dayrolles, 157.
—— Horace Walpole to Horace Mann, 227-230.
—— Duchess of Gloucester to Queen Victoria, 262.
—— Queen Victoria to King of the Belgians, 263.
List of Flowers in Hyde Park, 373.
List of Shrubs and Trees, 367.
Littlington, Nicholas, 33.
Liver Brigade, 15-16.
Lodges in Hyde Park, 66-67, 111-112, 153.
London, cooks of, 51;
keeping May-Day, 84-85;
pageantry of, 55-57;
primitive, 3, 20;
public vehicles of, 337-361;
siege of, 47;
streams of, 22;
water supply of, 29.
London Bridge, 47, 192.
Longbeard, William, 175-177.
Lonsdale, 285.
Lopez, Dr., 10, 196-197.
Lord Mayor’s coach, 350.
Louis XVIII. of France, 247, 264.
Macaronis, 170-171, 236.
MᶜLean, the highwayman, 227-230.
Maid of Kent, 10, 192.
Mail coaches, 353-354.
Marble Arch, 6;
history of, 260-261;
near site of Tyburn, 8, 172;
speakers near, 298;
traffic at, 159-160;
used only by the King and Queen, 12.
Mary Tudor, Queen, hunting, 26;
reign of, 47.
Mary II., Queen, 121-124;
held reviews, 129;
ill with smallpox, 129;
her death, 130.
Marybone Park, 43, 51, 64.
Marybone Tea Gardens, 93.
Marylebone, 27, 28.
Masks, 120, 126-127.
May-Day, 80-87, 89, 100-101, 112-114, 338.
May-Day Games, 38, 63, 84, 87-89, 145.
May Fair, 145, 157, 304.
Mexican saddles, 329.
Middleton, Gilbert, 179.
_Milton’s Paradise Lost_, 240.
Modern coaches, 340-347.
Mohun, Lord, 273-274.
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, 134-135, 148.
Montagu, Mrs., 86, 157, 163.
Montgomery, Colonel, 285-286.
Mortimer, Roger, 180.
Motors, 13, 17, 361, 363-364.
Mulberry Gardens, 96-97, 105.
Music in Hyde Park, 252, 303.
Newcastle, Duchess of, 112-113.
Newfoundland dog causes duel, 286.
Newgate, description of, 212, 220;
fashion at, 158, 227, 230;
hangings at, 186, 284.
Newspaper duels, 274, 280, 281.
New York, omnibus in, 359.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account