The Fire Court: A gripping historical thriller from the bestselling author of The Ashes of London (James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 2)

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In 2018 he published a sequel- The Fire Court, and the third of the series, The King's Evil, was released in March 2019. In the 16th century, the Common Serjeant, who presided over the Court of Orphans, developed his own series of records. The Mayor sat as the judge of the Mayor's Court, assisted by the Sheriffs and Aldermen, unlike the Court of Husting where they joined him as judges.

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The royal courts also sat on occasion in the City at Guildhall as the citizens of London could not be compelled to plead outside the boundaries of the City of London. He has contributed the Grub Street column to The Author, the journal of the Society of Authors, since 2003. If you want to make a weekend of it and are looking for somewhere to stay near Witley Court, Ockeridge Rural Retreats have three cute shepherd’s huts and a two-bedroom cabin* to rent just over a mile away in Little Witley. But in 1655 it was sold to the Foley family, who’d made their money in ironmongery, first producing nails and then cannons for the Civil War.Petty Sessions were held before the Lord Mayor, originally at Guildhall but from the mid 18th century in the Justice Room at the new Mansion House. I am also encouraging the use of the rich Fire-related evidence to recreate London in 1666: see my contribution to the London Topographical Society’s Newsletter in June 2014.

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Emotionally fragile, Alice is badly in need of support, but the unannounced arrival of her former best friend worsens matters. This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. It’s where the biggest parties were held, and would’ve been covered with gilded plasterwork and hung with crystal chandeliers. It seemed to me that there was something secretive about Clifford’s Inn, about its untidy, close-packed huddle of buildings: it set itself apart from the world, drawing in its skirts like a prudish lady from the common crowds of Fleet Street. It was a three-part drama series under the title of Fallen Angel, starring Charles Dance and Emilia Fox.Andrew Taylor (born 14 October 1951) is a British author best known for his crime and historical novels, which include the Lydmouth series, the Roth Trilogy and historical novels such as the number-one best-selling The American Boy and The Ashes of London.

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An Act of Parliament in 1785 empowered the City of London Corporation to pull down the Poultry and Wood Street Compters and to build a new compter in Giltspur Street. Witley Court’s fire hydrants hadn’t been maintained so the fire spread unchecked, destroying the central and eastern sections. Some Mayor's Court records especially those for 18th and early 19th centuries were destroyed in the fire at the Royal Exchange in 1838.That mixture of lust and disgust with which men – especially puritan men like Marwood senior – regarded women at the time is shown in a few perfectly-chosen words. My talk at the famous ‘Quit Rents’ ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice on 9 October 2013 presented a ‘personal account’ of ‘Quit rents, freeholds and the Fire of London. Her male superior throws her a bone – the opportunity to investigate a cold case of her choice to keep her occupied in the fortnight before she hands in her badge. It may be possible to find an entry to an orphan here, even if an inventory (for which, see below) does not survive, but it is only a summary and does not give the same detail.