1909 Memorials of St. Paul's Cathedral

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A history of St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, an Anglican cathedral in London, England, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London in the Church of England. This volume contains chapters on its place in ancient London, the days of the Normans, the Wars of the Roses, Reformation England, the growth of the Commonwealth, and much more. With accounts of important events during the reigns of many Kings and Queens. Written by William Macdonald Sinclair, a British Anglican clergyman and author, who was Archdeacon of London. Illustrated by Louis Weirter, a Scottish artist, etcher, illustrator and inventor.