England in the Days of Old
by William Andrews
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About this eBook
- Author
- Andrews, William, 1848-1908
- Credits
- E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( www.archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
- Subject
- England -- Social life and customs
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 38905
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38905
- Release Date
- February 17, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( http://www.archive.org ) — ENGLAND IN THE DAYS OF OLD.
- 2.Preface.
- 3.When Wigs were Worn.
- 4.Powdering the Hair.
- 5.Men wearing Muffs.
- 6.Concerning Corporation Customs.
- 7.Bribes for the Palate.
- 8.Rebel Heads on City Gates.
- 9.Burial at Cross Roads.
- 10.Detaining the Dead for Debt.
- 11.A Nobleman’s Household in Tudor Times
- 12.Bread and Baking in Bygone Days.
- 13.Arise, Mistress, Arise!
- 14.The Turnspit.
- 15.A Gossip about the Goose.
- 16.Bells as Time-Tellers.
- 17.The Age of Snuffing.
- 18.State Lotteries.
- 19.Bear-Baiting.
- 20.Morris-Dancers.
- 21.The Folk-Lore of Midsummer Eve.
- 22.Harvest Home.
- 23.Curious Charities.
- 24.An Old-Time Chronicler.
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