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Data Manager, 2015-2016. Research Assistant, 2013-2015. Tye completed his undergraduate honours degree in English at the University of Victoria in 2015.
Director of Pedagogy and Outreach, 2015–2020. Associate Project Director, 2015. Assistant Project Director, 2013-2014. MoEML Research Fellow, 2013. Kim McLean-Fiander comes to
Janelle Jenstad is Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director of
Programmer at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC). Martin ported the MOL project from its original PHP incarnation to a pure eXist database implementation in the fall of 2011. Since then, he has been lead programmer on the project and has also been responsible for maintaining the project schemas. He was a co-applicant on MoEML’s 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant.
Playwright.
Writer and Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Father of
King of England
King of England
King of England and Ireland
King of England
Queen of England and Ireland
Abbot and leader in the formation of the Cistercian order.
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of Scotland
Poet and playwright.
Queen of England and Ireland
Historian and author of
King of England
Queen consort of England
Playwright. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
Explorer and historian.
First baronet. Member of Parliament. Antiquarian.
Antiquary and poet.
Lawyer, orator, and Recorder of London.
Traveller and author.
Lawyer and writer.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Patron saint of astronomers. Founder of the
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and preacher.
Theologian and philosopher. Patron of the
The
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The
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
Austin Friars was a church on the west side of Broad Street in Broad
Street Ward. It was formerly part of the Priory of Augustine Friars, established in 1253. At the dissolution
of the monastery in 1539, the West end [of the church] thereof inclosed from
the steeple, and Quier, was in the yeare 1550. graunted to the Dutch Nation in
London [by
(Stow). The Quier
and side Isles to the Quier adioyning, he reserued to housholde vses, as for
stowage of corne, coale, and other things
(Stow). The church, completely rebuilt in the nineteenth century and
then again mid-way through the twentieth century, still belongs to Dutch
Protestants to this day.
The largest and wealthiest friary in England, Blackfriars was not only a
religious institution but also a cultural, intellectual, and political centre of London. The friary housed
London’s Dominican friars (known in England as the Black friars) after their move from
the smaller Blackfriars precincts in Holborn. The Dominicans’ aquisition of the site,
overseen by
Formerly Mountjoy’s Inn, the Doctors’ Commons, Knightrider Street was the
meeting place for the where they kept a common table and built up a precious library of
foreign law books
(Baker
180). Eventually, the Doctors’ Commons,
Knightrider Street housed five courts: the
Westminster Hall is the only surviving part of the original Palace of Westminster
(Weinreb and Hibbert 1011) and is located on the west side of the Thames. It is located on the bottom left-hand corner of the Agas map, and is labelled as Weſtmynſter hall
. Originally built as an extension to
Hart Street ran east-west from Crutched Fryers and the north end of Seething Lane to Mark
Lane. In
The four principal constituents of the Inns of Court were:
Knightrider Street ran east-west from Dowgate Street to Addle Hill, crossing College Hill, Garlick Hill, Trinity Lane, Huggin Lane, Bread Street, Old Fish Street Hill, Lambert or Lambeth Hill, St. Peter’s Hill, and Paul’s Chain. Significant landmarks included: the College of Physicians and Doctors’ Commons.
The Mermaid Tavern was a drinking and dining establishment located between lower Bread Street and Friday Street, with entrances to both. Its location corresponds to the place between these two streets on current day London’s Cannon Street (Glinert).
diuers faire Innesand that the area was
wholely inhabited by rich Marchants(Stow 1598, sig. T5r). The Mermaid Tavern was not far from Old Fish Street and the Blackfriars Theatre (Chalfant).
Enduring for over three centuries, longer than any other London friary, Greyfriars garnered support
from both England’s landed elite and common Londoners. Founded in
Dowgate Ward is east of Vintry Ward and west of Candlewick Street Ward. Both the ward and its main street, Dowgate Street, are named after Dowgate, a watergate on the Thames.
Castle Baynard Ward is west of Queenhithe Ward and Bread Street Ward. The ward is named after Baynard’s Castle, one of its main ornaments.
Temple Bar was one of the principle entrances to the city of London, dividing the Strand to the west and Fleet Street to the east. It was an ancient right of way and toll gate. Walter Thornbury dates the wooden gate structure shown in the Agas Map to the early Tudor period, and describes a number of historical pageants that processed through it, including the funeral procession of
The Steelyard was the chief outpost of the
The London Charterhouse refers to a series of buildings located at the north-east end of Charterhouse Lane to the west of Aldersgate Street near Smithfield. Throughout the early modern period, the Charterhouse served many functions: prior to the Reformation, it was a Carthusian monastery; however, after the execution of
St Augustine Papey was a church on the south side
of the city wall and opposite the north end of
St. Mary Axe Street. The church dated from the
twelfth century and in
All Hallows, London Wall is a church built east of
Bishopsgate, near or on the City Wall. The church is visible on the Agas map
northwest of Broad Street and up against the south
side of the City Wall. The label All Haloues in y Wall
is west of the church. In
his description of Broad Street Ward,
Fleet Street runs east-west from Temple Bar to Fleet Hill or Ludgate Hill, and is named for the Fleet River. The road has existed since at least the
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The
The
The
The Blackfriars, named for their customary
black mantle and hood
, were an order of mendicant friars founded by
either drifted into poverty, or else
entered the ranks of the secular clergy
(Jarrett 169).
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The built over
arches
(Baker 136). After the
Great Fire of 1666, the
The
According to held in the open air
(Harben). At one time, the Court of Husting was the sole court for the settlement of disputes between citizens
of London, evidenced by it being called the the enrolment of deeds and wills relating to the property of the citizens
(Harben).
The
Also known as
, [t]hese courts, which are courts of record, had jurisdiction to decide as to all manner of contracts, trespasses, covenants, and debts done within the time of fairs or markets and within their precincts
(Halsbury 678). For an accessible overview, see Wikipedia.
The
The
The
The doctors of the Arches
(Baker 180).
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
In the universal law of the sea
(Baker 132). For an accessible overview, see Wikipedia. Records surviving from the
The
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The
Also known as the
and the
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