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Soho is in Westminster [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 27th November 1689. I went to London with my family, to winter at Soho, in the great square.
On 25th March 1826 Bishop Shute Barrington (age 91) died in Soho. He was buried in St John the Baptist's Church, Mongewell Park, Wallingford.
Beak Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
In 1725. Michael Dahl (age 66) was living in Beak Street Soho.
Dean Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
28 Dean Street, Dean Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 11th August 1737 Joseph Nollekens was born in 28 Dean Street.
Gerard Street, Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 17th December 1721 Richard Lumley 1st Earl Scarborough (age 71) died of apoplexy at Gerard Street, Soho. His son Richard (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl of Scarborough, 3rd Viscount Lumley, 2nd Baron Lumley.
Great Pulteney Street, Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
38 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 24th August 1821 John William Polidori (age 25) died at his father's house 38 Great Pulteney Street. There were suspicions he had committed suicide by consuming prussic acid although the coroner gave death by natural causes.
Poland Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 28th July 1727 William Greville 7th Baron Brooke (age 32) died at Poland Street Soho. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. His son Francis (age 7) succeeded 8th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
Soho Square, Westminster, London, England, British Isles [Map]
On 13th June 1723 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford (age 78) died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map]. His son Henry (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 4th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 28th April 1732 Thomas Parker 1st Earl Macclesfield (age 65) died at Soho Square [Map]. His son George (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Macclesfield.
Around 1763 John "The Elder" Bacon (age 22) attempted his first work in marble when he resided in George Yard on Oxford Road near Soho Square [Map].
22 Soho Square, Westminster, London, England, British Isles [Map]
On 1st October 1760 William Beckford was born to William Beckford (age 50) and Maria Hamilton (age 35) at 22 Soho Square [Map].
32 Soho Square, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
In March 1779 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 36) and Dorothea Hugessen were married. The lived at 32 Soho Square for the remainder of his life.
St Anne's Church, Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles [Map]
St Anne's Church, Soho is also in Churches in Westminster.
In or after 1687 Bishop John Moore (age 41) was appointed Rector of St Anne's Church, Soho [Map] and St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th January 1690. There was read at St. Ann's Church [Map] an exhortatory letter to the clergy of London from the Bishop, together with a Brief for relieving the distressed Protestants, and Vaudois, who fled from the persecution of the French and Duke of Savoy, to the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland.
On 12th July 1716 James Barry 4th Earl Barrymore (age 49) and Anne Chichester Countess Barrymore were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map]. She by marriage Countess Barrymore. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal and Catherine Forbes (age 26). He the son of Richard Barry 2nd Earl Barrymore.
On 16th March 1725 (possibly 1724) Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 26) and Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 26) were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].
On 14th May 1733 Elizabeth Letitia Winn was born to Rowland Winn 4th Baronet (age 27) and Susanna Henshaw Lady Winn (age 23). On 18th May 1733 she was baptised at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].
On 11th September 1735 Edward Dering 5th Baronet (age 30) and Mary Fotherby Lady Dering were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].
On 11th October 1763 Henry Thrale (age 39) and Hester Lynch Salusbury (age 23) were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map]. They had twelve children.
In 1781 Francis Hartwell 1st Baronet (age 23) and Anna-Charlotta-Maria were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].
On 18th April 1882 Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher 5th Baronet (age 36) and Emily Harriet Wade Lady Fletcher were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].
Wardour Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles [Map]
In 1782 John Flaxman (age 26) and Anne Denman (age 22) were married. They lived at Wardour Street Soho [Map].
90 Wardour Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles [Map]
The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 22nd December 1966 Pink Floyd commenced their first of eleven gigs at the The Marquee Club.
Wardour Club, Wardour Street Soho, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 13th March 1966 Pink Floyd appeared for the first time at the Wardour Club.