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5 days ago · CHAPTER V. St John's Gate and St John's Lane. 173. St John's Gate, south front in 2007. Prior Docwra's Great Gate, completed in 1504, was the main entrance to the walled inner precinct of the priory of St John, and is now, much restored, the only substantial remnant of monastic fabric to survive above ground (Ill. 173).
3 days ago · United Kingdom - John, 1199-1216, Monarchy: Richard, mortally wounded at a siege in France in 1199, was succeeded by his brother John, one of the most detested of English kings. John’s reign was characterized by failure. Yet while he must bear a heavy responsibility for his misfortunes, it is only fair to recognize that he inherited the resentment that had built up against his brother and ...
2 days ago · St. John’s Day, celebrated on June 24th each year, marks a day of great significance for many around the globe. This day commemorates the birth of John the Baptist, a key figure in Christian tradition known for his role in preparing the way for Jesus Christ. Born in the 1st century B.C., John the Baptist was a revered prophet who baptized ...
4 days ago · John's first wife, Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, was released from imprisonment in 1214; she remarried twice, and died in 1217. John's second wife, Isabella of Angoulême, left England for Angoulême soon after the King's death; she became a powerful regional leader, but largely abandoned the children that she had borne to John.
5 days ago · The concrete walls of the Carmelite Monastery between Highland Park and the sprawling cemeteries nearby are not only high and lined with barbed wire, but they’re also additionally protected with ...
3 days ago · St John's Church. Ravaged by fire during the Blitz of 1941, St John's Church was extensively reconstructed after the war for the Order of St John by the architects Seely & Paget. Behind the rather bland 1950s entrance front a patchwork of fabric remains visible, evidence of an involved constructional history.
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4 days ago · Ward's or King John's Place in Lower Street, between Greenman's Lane and Paradise Place, was a large irregular timber framed and plaster building, with coats of arms carved and in stained glass. Sir Robert Ducie, Bt. (d. 1634), lord mayor of London, may have lived there. The initials HD over the main entrance probably commemorated his youngest ...
