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In this first of two episodes on Fleet Street pubs, we cover The Blackfriar, The Old Bell and The Tipperary – lots of history and interesting stories.

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

The Blackfriar

https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/black-friar-pub

Dominicans

https://rosaryshrine.co.uk/about-us/history-of-the-dominicans-in-london/

Henry’s Divorce

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/5/3/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce#.XsFsfC-ZOi4=

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/5/17/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce-part-2-how-henrys-efforts-to-overturn-the-marriage-in-the-courts-failed#.XsGSUi-ZOi4=

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/6/14/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce-part-3-catherines-case-for-the-marriage#.XuZ_eS3Myi4=

Wynkyn de Worde

https://www.fleetstreetheritage.co.uk/128.pdf

https://www.wynkyndewordesociety.org/about

Alexander Pope

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-mighty-contest-from-trivial-things-the-quarrel-between-alexander-pope-and-edmund-curll/

Reporters Notebook

https://www.dailydrone.co.uk/how-an-express-reporters.html

The Tipperary

https://zythophile.co.uk/2024/03/28/the-tipperarys-back-but-the-history-is-even-more-confused/

Intro Music: Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Art De Cade

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