OLD SARUM

sârˈəm, site of a former city, Wiltshire, S England, just N of Salisbury (New Sarum). Excavations in the old settlement's mound have revealed remains of an ancient British camp, the Roman station Sorbiodunum, and a later Saxon then Norman town. The bishopric, moved to Old Sarum from Sherborne in 1075, was transferred to Salisbury in 1220. Old Sarum's cathedral was torn down and parts of it were used in the construction of the cathedral at Salisbury. At Old Sarum the Use of Sarum, a ritual adopted in S England, was compiled. Old Sarum was an important city until strife between the men of the castle and garrison and the men of the religious institution arose. It was that turmoil which led to the cathedral's removal and eventually to the decay of the old city; water shortage and harsh winds may also have been causes of its decline. The "rotten borough" of Old Sarum continued to be represented in Parliament until the Reform Bill of 1832 was passed.

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books on: Old Sarum  - 1037 results

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Select Translations from Old English Poetry
Book by Albert S. Cook, Chauncey B. Tinker; Ginn & Company, 1902
Subjects: English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--Modernized Versions
...our Select Translations from Old English Prose , pp. 255-260...Trinity Sunday according to the Sarum Use. For the Second Part...ancient treasure which men held of old, whilst pride abode with them...sea-steeds, those ocean-stallions old. O let us fix our hope in that...
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Journal & Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian, 1773-1774: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion
Book by Hunter Dickinson Farish, Philip Vickers Fithian; Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated, 1943
Subjects: Carter family, Fithian, Philip Vickers--1747-1776--Correspondence, Fithian, Philip Vickers--1747-1776--Diaries, Plantation life--Virginia--History--18th century, Tutors and tutoring--Virginia--History--18th century, Virginia--Social life and customs--To 1775
...become a member of Parliament for Old Sarum, where he was now in an excellent position...Fairfax, the baby, was only a few months old at the time Fithian arrived. Apart...the light they throw on life in the Old Dominion. The journal kept at Nomini...
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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries: With Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography
Book by Talbot Baines Reed; Faber and Faber, 1952
Subjects: Printing--Great Britain--History, Type And Type-Founding
...and other matters, in the midst of which we find the charming old ballad of the Nut-brown Maid. Our turned type FIG. 5...above Not perforated, square shoulders, cast feet 1528 Sarum Breviary Paris J. Kerbriand . . Bradshaw; copy in University...
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The Old Testament: In the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia
Book by Theophilus G. Pinches; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc
...Amurri see page 315 Frontispiece THE OLD TESTAMENT In the Light of The Historical...at is, to bring together as many of the old discoveries as possible in a new dress...carved on the "Black Stone" 558 THE OLD TESTAMENT CHAPTER I THE EARLY...
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New Poets from Old: A Study in Literary Genetics
Book by Henry W. Wells; Columbia University Press, 1940
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism--Theory, Etc, Poetry, Style, Literary
...poems and particular passages in old ones than with the impression...definitely states his model to be the Sarum liturgy. He lays scenes for...well-preserved house a century or more old, with quarters for both gentry...subtler recapturings of the old verse theories and technique...
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The Absolute Spirit Comes to Old Sarum: Hegel on the English Reform Bill
Journal article by Doug Mann; CLIO, Vol. 23, 1994
Subjects: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Political reform--Criticism, interpretation, etc., United Kingdom--History
The absolute spirit comes to Old Sarum: Hegel on the English Reform Bill...minds by the notorious borough of Old Sarum, a town north of Salisbury unpopulated...returned no members at all under the old representational system. The right...
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Putting off the Old Man and Putting on the New: Ephesians 4:22-24 in Chaucer, Shakespeare, Swift, and Dostoevsky
Journal article by Rodney Delasanta; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 51, 2002
Subjects: Bible (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation, Religious literature--Criticism and interpretation, Religious poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Translations--Evaluation
...suffering not because he killed old Fyodor but "because he meant...of the Epistle reading, in The Sarum Missal, for the nineteenth Sunday...bold metaphor of disrobing an Old Man and robing a New--is that...the metaphor of "put off the old man/put on the new man" wherever...
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William Pitt the Elder
Journal article by Jeremy Black; History Review, 1998
Subjects: Cabinet officers--United Kingdom, Pitt, William--Conduct of life, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...1747 and 1754. In the first two cases he was elected by Old Sarum, a family pocket borough with five voters. In 1747 he was...1735 Became MP for Old Sarum 1746 Became Paymaster...
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Reform and Revolution: John Spiller Shows That, in Constitution-Making in the USA (1787-89), France (1789-92) and Great Britain (1830-32), Some Men Were Considered More Equal Than Others
Journal article by John Spiller; History Review, 2001
Subjects: Balance of power--History, Constitutions--History, Democracy--History, Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity, Political reform--History, Revolutions--Political aspects
...It included a mild redistribution of parliamentary seats, including the abolition of such notorious `rotten boroughs as Old Sarum; the provision of a uniform voting qualification from the counties to the boroughs; and a near doubling of the electorate...
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Anglo-Indian Vested Interests and Civil Service Education, 1800-1858: Indications of an East India Company Line
Journal article by Jacob Thiessen; Journal of World History, Vol. 5, 1994
Subjects: World History
...Thomas Pitt, governor of Madras, purchaser of Old Sarum, and uncle of William Pitt the Elder...them by the same familial relationships as old Anglo-Indians and assimilating them to the old families. 18 The directors patronage powers...
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The Sarum Orchestra Unveils Stari Most at Salisbury Cathedral
Magazine article by Stewart Collins; Musical Opinion, Vol. 132, November 2008
...reminder of the human impact of war. Performed by Salisburys superb Sarum Orchestra directed by the ever-masterly Howard Moody, the orchestra...side of the religious and geographical divide symbolized by the old bridge, composer Richard Chew, together with his librettist Peter...
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Creation of a Masterpiece: Nigel Saul Investigates the Building of Salisbury Cathedral, the Gothic Masterpiece Built in Double-Quick Time
Magazine article by Nigel Saul; History Today, Vol. 58, March 2008
Subjects: Cathedrals--Design and construction, Cathedrals--History, Salisbury Cathedral--Design and construction, Salisbury Cathedral--History
...been sited at the hilltop city of Old Sarum, a few miles to the north, whither...the main reasons for the move from Old Sarum were the exposed nature of the site...feet longer than the cathedral at Old Sarum. Much of this length was gained in...
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Listings: All Listings Correct at Time of Going to Press
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 52, April 2002
...Museum of London) Gladiatorial spectacular August 25th-26th Old Sarum, Salisbury 5th Century Regia Anglorum JK Siddorn, 9...May 4th-6th: Fort Brockhurst, Gosport June 1st to 4th: Old Sarum, Wiltshire July 27th-28th: Salisbury, Wiltshire July 27th-28th...
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The First Book of Common Prayer January 15th, 1549
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 49, January 1999
Subjects: Book of Common Prayer (Book)--History, Church of England--History, Prayer-books--History
...With effect from Whit Sunday they were to supersede the old Sarum Use, the most widely used Latin liturgy in the British...Henry VIII died in 1547, to be replaced by the nine-year-old Edward VI, with government in the hands of the Duke of...
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Discovering Salisbury - the Medieval Roots of This English City Built in the Shadow of Stonehenge Have Been Preserved throughout the Centuries
Magazine article by Herb Greer; World and I, Vol. 17, August 2002
Subjects: Salisbury, England--Description and travel, Salisbury, England--History, Stonehenge Site, England
...moat. The site, now called Old Sarum, is a tourist attraction...clergy were forced out of Sarum to spend the night in a...olives, French fabrics, old books, spices, local wines...of the city, the ruins at Old Sarum. But that was for tomorrow...
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How to Cash in on Your Old Home's Rising Value ...Years after You Sell It; Uplift Clauses Are a Hot New Trend in Housing and More People Are Realising They Can Still Cash in on Past Properties
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 22, 2004
Subjects: Ecclestone, Bernie
...Byline: ROSS CLARK You cant, as the old proverb goes, have your cake and eat it...property on sale with an uplift clause is Sarum Chase, a 13,000sq ft mock-Tudor mansion...Keyser, of FPD Savills, who is selling Sarum Chase. If the buyer develops the two-acre...
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A Fantastic Tour Awaits
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), June 23, 2006
...Stonehenge, and a fine cathedral in Salisbury. Leave the city on the A345 signposted Amesbury and drive for a mile to Old Sarum(1) where the foundations of the Norman cathedral and castle stand within a huge circular mound. The materials from this...
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Easter Fundays; Travel: Holiday Adventures for All the Family
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 9, 2006
...HAVE A STORMING TIME AT AN ANCIENT CASTLE April 15 to 17, Old Sarum, Wiltshire WHEN William the Conqueror paid off his army at Old Sarum in 1070, the site was already ancient. Established about...
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The Secret Bunker at the End of My Garden
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 27, 2007
...back to the 1860s. The 1950s house, in Old Sarum, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, was formerly...Megan, six, Ellie, two and 14-month-old Alfred - when Mr Lewiss garden fork...The floor was covered with rubble and old pipes but as we looked closer we found...
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The Secret Bunker I Unearthed at the End of My Garden
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 27, 2007
...back to the 1860s. The 1950s house, in Old Sarum, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, was formerly...Megan, six, Ellie, two and 14-month-old Alfred - when Mr Lewiss garden fork...The floor was covered with rubble and old pipes but as we looked closer we found...
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encyclopedia articles on: Old Sarum  - 4 results

 
 
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Old Sarum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OLD SARUM sar m, site of a former city, Wiltshire...then Norman town. The bishopric, moved to Old Sarum from Sherborne in 1075, was transferred...construction of the cathedral at Salisbury. At Old Sarum the Use of Sarum, a ritual adopted in S...
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Salisbury , Town, England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...founded in 1220 when the bishopric was moved there from Old Sarum . Squares or "checkers" are characteristic of the regular...the materials were brought from the razed cathedral of Old Sarum. The 13th-century palace of the bishops, numerous medieval...
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Reform Acts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...controlled by the crown or large landholders, and "rotten boroughs," whose populations had declined (the most notorious was Old Sarum , which had virtually ceased to exist) were amply represented. Yet large cities such as Manchester and Birmingham returned...
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Wiltshire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Stonehenge , Avebury, and Silbury Hill are the largest and oldest monuments of the early British, dating back 4,000 years. Old Sarum was a bishopric until the 13th cent., when the office was transferred to Salisbury , famous since then for its cathedral...


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