Items matching ghosts taken from Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

ghosts: dead people or animals.

Synonyms: phantoms, ghouls, wraiths

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Pictures from Bill Nye’s History of England by (as you guessed) Bill Nye, in 1896; my copy is dated 1900 and has a preface that mentions the death of the author.

The cartoons are by W. M. Goodes and A. M. Richards.

The Vigil of Arms

Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

“The most peculiar condition required for entry into knighthood was the “vigil of arms,” which consisted in keeping a long silent watch in some gloomy spot—a haunted one preferred—over the arms he was [...]

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Added: 2006-10-31

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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