A History of the County of Middlesex – Volume XII – Chelsea Croot Hardback
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A History of the County of MiddlesexVolume XII: Chelsea\nAuthor(s): Patricia Croot\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Victoria County History, United Kingdom\nImprint: Victoria County History\nISBN-13: 9781904356240, 978-1904356240\nSynopsis\nLike so much of Middlesex, Chelsea was swallowed up by Greater London. Here its history restores its lost identity.\n\nChelsea was a desirable riverside residence for wealthy merchants, lawyers, and courtiers from the fifteenth century, and a pleasure resort for all ranks of society from the eighteenth; it is now one of the most expensive and desirable places to live in London. This new volume relates all this and more, including a re-examination of the location of Sir Thomas More's house, a reassessment of Henry VIII's relationship with the manor house, the history of a major estate not previously identified, and a survey of the farm-gardening which gave prosperity to some local inhabitants. Facets of Chelsea's more recent history covered include t.
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