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3. FitzStephen's Account of the City (I) 45

14. FitzStephen's Account of the City (II) 50

15. London Bridge (I) 54

16. " " (II) 57

17. The Tower of London (I) 60

18. " " " (II) 63

19. The Pilgrims 67

20. St. Bartholomew's Hospital 70

21. The Terror of Leprosy 74

22. The Terror of Famine 78

23. St. Paul's Cathedral (I) 82

24. " " " (II) 86

25. Paul's Churchyard 91

26. The Religious Houses 95

27. Monks, Friars, and Nuns 100

28. The London Churches 103

29. The Streets 106

30. Whittington (I) 110

31. " (II) 115

32. " (III) 118

33. Gifts and Bequests 121

34. The Palaces and Great Houses 124

35. Amusements 127

36. Westminster Abbey 131

37. The Court at Westminster 134

38. Justice and Punishments 137

39. The Political Power of London 140

40. Elizabethan London (I) 144

41. " " (II) 147

42. " " (III) 151

43. Trade (I) 155

44. " (II) 158

45. " (III) 164

46. Plays and Pageants (I) 168

47. " " " (II) 170

48. " " " (III) 173

49. " " " (IV) 177

50. The Terror of the Plague (I) 180

51. The Terror of the Plague (II) 183

52. The Terror of Fire (I) 187

53. " " " (II) 192

54. Rogues and Vagabonds 197

55. Under George the Second (I) 201

56. Under George the Second (II) 206

57. Under George the Second (III) 210

58. Under George the Second (IV) 214

59. Under George the Second (V) 218

60. The Government of the City (I) 222

61. The Government of the City (II) 226

62. The Government of the City (III) 228

63. London 230

Notes 235


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1. The New Houses of Parliament: designed by Barry, opened 1852 Frontispiece

2. Early British Pottery 9

3. Roman London 15

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