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Above Westminster the Thames is quite frozen over...Many fantastical experiments are daily put in practice, as certain youths burnt a gallon of wine upon the ice and made all the passengers partakers. but the best is of an honest woman (they say) that had a great longing to have her husband get her with child upon the Thames.

-- John Chamberlain January 8 1608



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London's PeopleLondon's Costermongers: Index
Posted by Bill McCann on (2295 Reads)
In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey:London Labour and the London Poor. He opens the first volume with a detailed survey of the class of people who make their living on the streets of the metropolis, known as Costermongers. He then goes on to describe the varieties of people in each class. Below is an index to all 48 articles in the series. The links will be updated regularly as the articles are posted.



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London's PeopleLondon's Costermongers: 3 - The Varieties of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates."



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Law and Order in LondonCrime and Punishment: Mary Blandy
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Mary Blandy was a young heiress of Henley-on-Thames who became passionately involved with the unscrupulous Hon. William Henry Cranstoun. This passion eventually and tragically cost her and her father their lives.



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London DisastersThe Fatal Vespers: IIIc
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In 1623 ninety-five people perished when the floor of a temporary chapel in the Blackfriars district collapsed. Two of our antiquaries, John Strype and Walter Thornbury, have left us vivid descriptions of the event. These differ in both the detail and, particularly, in the style. For these reasons it is informative to compare them. Here is how John Strype, writing in 1752, describes the tragedy. Strype was Church of England minister and his approach is very different from that of the journalist Thornbury. It is also much longer, and will be given in three parts. Here is the third part, which includes a full list of the names of those who perished in the disaster.



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London DisastersThe Fatal Vespers: IIIb
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In 1623 ninety-five people perished when the floor of a temporary chapel in the Blackfriars district collapsed. Two of our antiquaries, John Strype and Walter Thornbury, have left us vivid descriptions of the event. These differ in both the detail and, particularly, in the style. For these reasons it is informative to compare them. Here is how John Strype, writing in 1752, describes the tragedy. Strype was Church of England minister and his approach is very different from that of the journalist Thornbury. It is also much longer, and will be given in three parts. Here is the second part.



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London DisastersThe Fatal Vespers IIIa
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In 1623 ninety-five people perished when the floor of a temporary chapel in the Blackfriars district collapsed. Two of our antiquaries, John Strype and Walter Thornbury, have left us vivid descriptions of the event. These differ in both the detail and, particularly, in the style. For these reasons it is informative to compare them. Here is how John Strype, writing in 1752, describes the tragedy. Strype was Church of England minister and his approach is very different from that of the journalist Thornbury. It is also much longer, and will be given in three parts. Here is the first part.



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London's ChurchesThe Annals of St. Paul's: Chapter 3 Part 2
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Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is one of the dominant images of tourist London. The religious history of the site, however, goes back to the very arrival of Christianity in England. Sitting atop one of the two hills of ancient London it has long gazed down on the doings of men and women. Few definitive histories of St. Paul's have been written but one of the most "delightful" is that penned by Dean H H Milman in the 1860s. Here we present his great work for the enjoyment of the modern age. The long dispute with the Abbot of Westminster was finally settled. The papal Legate took up residence at Osney, and when the scholars of Oxford went to pay homage they were insulted. A riot broke out and the Legate had to flee to Abingdon. All of Oxford's scholars were excommunicated and were forced to process from St. Paul's to Westminster and beg forgiveness. Bishop Roger banished usurers were banished form London, and many of the homes of foreigners were burned. Some belonged to the pope's bankers and Bishop Roger is forced to go to Rome and pay a large fine. He also stood up to the king and continued the work of enlarging and beautifying the cahtedral, at the cost of exhausting his treasury.



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London's PeopleLondon's Costermongers: 2 - The Numbers of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now comes to estimate the number of Costermongers who make regularly scrape a living from London's markets. He finds that this shifting population is increasing at a rate faster than the general metropolitan population. By visiting each of the "green" and "fish" markets and surveying the 2,000 miles of streets in London, he is able to come up with a reasonable, but surprising, estimate. On the way he finds wild fluctuations: The Strawberry season doubles the numbers at Covent garden market and the summer months see the number at Leadenhall slashed in half. And there were some surprises, Borough Market could not survive without them and they are more popular than respectable Fishmongers at Billingsgate!



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Law and Order in LondonCrime and Punishment: Arthur Norcott and Mary Norcott, his Mother
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This is an unusual murder case where the verdict turned on "touching the body," one of the "trials by ordeal" that were used to determine the guilt or innocence of an accused person. A person accused of murder was made to touch the body of the victim. If they were guilty, God would cause the corpse to show some sign, such as opening its eyes, pointing its finger etc. In the Norcott case, the local Jury brought in a verdict of suicide. However, the case went to Appeal at the King's Bench in London. This is an eyewitness account of that hearing.



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London DisastersLondon Disasters: The Fatal Vespers: II
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In 1623 ninety-five people perished when the floor of a temporary chapel in the Blackfriars district collapsed. Two of our antiquaries, John Strype and Walter Thornbury, have left us vivid descriptions of the event. These differ in both the detail and, particularly, in the style. Here is how the antiquarian Walter Thornbury, a journalist by profession, and writing in the 19th century, describes the event.



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August was a mixed month for Pepys. His wife fights with everyone but he enjoys a most satisfactory third towzing of the compliant Mrs lane! He invents the folding ruler and finds his reputation growing but finds himself becoming crazed fo neatness. The miserable summer ended with a great frost.

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Thursday November 17, Mary I died of dropsy and was succeeded by her sister Elizabeth.

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