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Hace 2 días · The gate towards Smithfield, a mean structure (with the statue of Henry VIII. and the inscription, "St. Bartholomew's Hospital, founded by Rahere, A.D. 1102; re-founded by Henry VIII., 1546."), was built in 1702. On the pediment of the hospital are two figures—Lameness and Sickness.
Hace 5 días · The hospital of St. Katharine by the Tower was founded about 1148 (fn. 1) by Matilda the wife of King Stephen for a master, brethren, sisters, and thirteen poor persons (fn. 2) on land in the parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate, bought for that purpose from the priory of Holy Trinity, Aldgate. (fn. 3) The queen gave to the hospital for its mai...
Hace 5 días · Download stock image of “The West-End Hospital for Paralysis and Epilepsy, Welbeck-Street. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 January 1883.” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive
Hace 4 días · Bethlem Hospital. The Mayor and Commonalty of the City of London took the priory and hospital under their protection in 1346, and in 1547, after the dissolution of religious houses, they purchased the hospital and its possessions from the King and by Royal Letters Patent re-established it as a hospital for lunatics.
Hace 2 días · London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural center.
Hace 2 días · Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution. Cromwell was one of the most powerful proponents ...
Hace 1 día · List of areas of London. London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom. It is divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs, the result of amalgamation of earlier units of administration that can be traced back to ancient parishes.
