Heber Hart
English judge and jurist (1865–1948) who specialised in commercial and banking law.
Housing Act 1930
Act of Parliament making it easier for local authorities to clear slums, and obliging them to rehome the tenants of such areas.
Hush-a-bye Baby
Perhaps the best-known English lullaby, the earliest known version of which was published in about 1765.
Jack and Jill
English nursery rhyme, the earliest known version of which was published in about 1765.
Barlow Hall
Ancient manor house in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, birthplace of Ambrose Barlow, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
The Queen (magazine)
Weekly illustrated society magazine founded in 1861. Following a series of mergers over the years it survives in the form of the fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar.
Windsor witches
Four women from Windsor executed for witchcraft in 1579.
Proscenium
Part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain.
Mind at the End of Its Tether
Last publication by the English author H. G. Wells, a darkly pessimistic prediction about the future extinction of the human race.
The Strand Magazine
Monthly publication founded by George Newnes, published 1891–1950, credited with introducing the short story to a British audience.