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1. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › surreyKingston-upon-Thames: Introduction and borough | British ...

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   2 days ago · Kingston is first mentioned in 836 or 838 as the meeting-place of the council at which King Egbert and the Archbishop Ceolnoth made their league. (fn. 1) This points to its being already a place of some importance, and the alliance here made between the West Saxon Crown and the Metropolitan See, which did so much to confirm their respective civi...

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     Kew formerly lay in the parish of Kingston, from which it...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI of Scotland to the English throne.

3. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › hantsParishes: Kingston | British History Online

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   4 days ago · The chapel of Kingston was built before 1251, when there was a dispute between Jordan de Kingston and Geoffrey de Lisle concerning the advowson, all right to which the latter finally quitclaimed.

4. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol2Shoreditch | British History Online

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   4 days ago · Here formerly, till the dissolution, stood a Benedictine nunnery of St. John the Baptist, founded by some forgotten Bishop of London; and in this street lived and died Richard Burbage, the tragedian, and friend and companion of Shakespeare. Near St. Leonard's Church stood two of the earliest London theatres—the "Curtain" and "The Theatre."

5. www.theftr.co.uk › hamlet-the-lord-chamberlainsHamlet, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Kingston Lacy and touring

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   4 days ago · For a company like The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, founded 20 years ago by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduate Mark Puddle, Shakespeare is de rigueur – after all, the company is named after his own Tudor company, by special permission of the Lord Chamberlain.

6. www.britannica.com › place › Kingston-upon-HullKingston upon Hull | England, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Kingston upon Hull, city and unitary authority, geographic county of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northeastern England. It lies on the north bank of the River Humber estuary at its junction with the River Hull, 22 miles (35 km) from the North Sea.

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   Where is Kingston based?

   • The town of Kingston is built on the river-bank; behind it is alluvium through which the Hogsmill river flows. On either hand are hills, those to the north-east carrying the ancient ridgeway to Wimbledon and along the slopes above the Thames valley, those to the south with roads to Mid-Surrey, Southampton, and the southern shires.

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   Why is Kingston important?

   • Kingston was a demesne manor of the West Saxon kings. Edward the Confessor let it out to farm and had a stud-farm in its neighbourhood. (fn. 11) It was its 'great bridge' over the Thames that gave it special importance, as in the 13th century, this was the most easterly of the bridges before London Bridge was reached.

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   Why was Kingston renamed Kingston upon Hull?

   • Edward renamed the town Kingston upon Hull. It prospered as the chief seaport for the shipping on the inland waterways that converge on the estuary of the River Humber. The town was confined to its medieval site until the late 18th century, when rapid expansion generated development to the north and west and, more recently, to the east.

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   What are some interesting facts about Kingston?

   • 87. Abbrev. Plac. (Rec. Com.), 136. 88. A water-colour sketch of the house, and photographs of many other houses now pulled down in this part of Kingston may be seen at the Municipal Art Gallery and Museum. The oldest part of this house contained brick-work, perhaps of the 15th century, and was floored with beams of Spanish chestnut. 89.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_TempestThe Tempest - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a wizard, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants ...