a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face on the throne of England King George III and Queen Charlotte Sophia.
a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face on the throne of France King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.
Mrs. Southcott Joanna Southcott (1750-1814), an English religious visionary.
Cock-lane ghost a poltergeist phenomenon studied by Horace Walpole, Dr. Johnson, and Oliver Goldsmith. People greatly debated its authenticity.
"a congress of British subjects in America"In January 1775, the American Continental Congress presented a petition of its grievances to the British Parliament.
a certain movable framework that is, the guillotine.
highwayman a man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers on a highway.
stand and deliver a highwayman's order to his victims to stand still and deliver their money and valuables.
gaols British spelling of jails.
turnkey a person in charge of the keys of a prison; warder; jailer.
blunderbusses muskets with a large bore and a broad, flaring muzzle, accurate only at close range.
Newgate a London prison notorious for its inhumane conditions.
Westminster Hall Westminster Hall, located in London, was the chief law court of England until 1870.
