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See also:TONBRIDGE [TUNBRIDGE] , a See also:market See also:town in the Tonbridge or See also:south-western See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Kent, See also:England, 291 M. S.S.E. of See also:London by the South Eastern & See also:Chatham railway. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901), 12,736. It is situated on rising ground above the See also:river See also:Medway, which is crossed by a See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge erected in 1775. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter and St See also:Paul, chiefly Decorated and Perpendicular, with some portions of earlier date, was completely restored in 1879. There are remains of an See also:ancient See also:castle, consisting chiefly of a finely pre-served gateway, of the See also:Early Decorated See also:period, flanked by two See also:round towers. The castle was formerly defended by three moats, one of them formed by the Medway. Tonbridge School was founded by See also:Sir See also:Andrew See also:Judd, See also:lord See also:mayor of London in the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of See also:Edward VI., and was rebuilt in 1865, remodelled in 188o, and extended subsequently. Ornamental articles of inlaid See also:wood, called Tonbridge See also:ware, chiefly sold at Tunbridge See also:Wells, are largely manufactured. There are See also:gunpowder See also:mills on the See also:banks of the Medway, and See also:wool-stapling, See also:brewing and
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tanning are carried on. There is some See also:traffic on the Medway, which is navigable for See also:barges.
Tonbridge owed its early importance to the castle built by See also:Richard, See also:earl of See also:Clare, in the reign of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry I. The castle was besieged by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Rufus, was taken by See also:John in the See also:wars with the barons, and again by See also:Prince Edward, son of Henry III. After being in the See also:possession of the earls of Clare and See also:Hertford, and of the earls of See also:Gloucester, it became the See also:property of the Staffords, and on the See also:- ATTAINDER (from the O. Fr. ataindre, ateindre, to attain, i.e. to strike, accuse, condemn; Lat. attingere, tangere, to touch; the meaning has been greatly affected by the confusion with Fr. taindre, teindre, to taint, stain, Lat. tingere, to dye)
attainder of the See also:duke of Bucking-See also:ham in the reign of Henry VIII. was taken by the See also:Crown. It was dismantled during the See also:Civil See also:War. The lords of the castle had the right of attending the archbishops of See also:Canterbury on See also:state occasions as See also:chief butlers.
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