Friday October 23rd
‘Dr Markham has left us to my no small grief’ writes – from Westminster in 1764 ‘our new master Dr Hinchliffe is I believe very good natured, he did not flog anyone the first week, but he has gone on … Continue reading
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Wednesday October 21st
Oh! Thou bloudie man! I am fairly ‘steepled in gore’ today owing to the ruthless slaughter of three children, Collier, Radford and Shore. I was again very nervous, I can’t imagine why, but I managed to control my voice. Whitmore … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rod, Collier, Hobson, House of Lords, Lord Ashbourne, Marquis of Londonderry, Marriott, Parliament, Pronunciation, Radford, Shore, Sir H. Stephenson, Society of Antiquaries, tanning, Whitmore
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