Paved with Gold (eBook)

The Life and Times of the Real Dick Whittington

Gregory Holyoake (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
384 Seiten
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-3981-1704-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Richard Whittington, known to many as Dick Whittington, was the hero of modern pantomime. Born to a disgraced knight in Gloucester, he travelled to London seeking his fame and fortune. Whittington lived through five reigns Edward III, Richard, II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI and was personally known and regarded by all these Medieval monarchs. A fabulously wealthy mercer and prosperous wool merchant, he became the most important benefactor to the City of London. His projects numbered funding a refuge for unmarried women; instituting a novel piped water system; creating a grand latrine that discharged into the River Thames; rebuilding Newgate Gaol; improving Guildhall Library; repairing London Bridge; and creating a College of Priests with an Almshouse that still flourishes today at Felbridge, Sussex. He also financed Henry V s French campaign that culminated in the spectacular victory at the Battle of Agincourt. But what of his ubiquitous cat?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-3981-1704-8 / 1398117048
• ISBN-13: 978-1-3981-1704-4 / 9781398117044