Houses of Convocation, London mb-width 5023 bird's-eye view of the village

bird's-eye view of the village of Islington in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

The Thames Tunnel

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Houses of Convocation, London mb-width 5023 bird's-eye view of the villageHouses of Convocation, London, c1623. Two views of the Houses of Convocation assembled in Westminster Abbey or possibly St Paul's Cathedral. The upper image depicts the upper house consisting of bishops presided over by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury. The lower image shows the Lower House consisting of Deans, Archdeacons and Clerks, with John Young, Dean of Winchester, in the chair.