Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . >. Fig. 167. The Parliament Buildings, London Tiiib massive pile stands on the site of an old royal palace, betweenWestminster Abbey, which is not shown but is just across the streetat the right, and the river Thames, which runs along the other House of Commons met in the chapel of this palace — St. Stephens— from the middle of the sixteenth century until 1834, when the palacewas burned down, with the exception of the great hall with the plainr
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . >. Fig. 167. The Parliament Buildings, London Tiiib massive pile stands on the site of an old royal palace, betweenWestminster Abbey, which is not shown but is just across the streetat the right, and the river Thames, which runs along the other House of Commons met in the chapel of this palace — St. Stephens— from the middle of the sixteenth century until 1834, when the palacewas burned down, with the exception of the great hall with the plainroof in the foreground. The new building, completed in 1867, is richlyornamented. From its main tower, 340 feet high, a flag is flown byday when Parliament is in session, and by night a light shines over theclock tower, in which is hung the bell called big Ben The Revolution of 1848 in France gave the signal for thelast great outburst of Chartist enthusiasm. Owing to the hardtimes in that year thousands of workmen were unemployed,and the poor were roused to bitter hatred for a governmentthat replied to demands for reform by calling out
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