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Savoy, the

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A district of the Strand, London, in which a palace was built in 1245 called of the Savoy, in which John of France was confined after his capture at Poitiers; was burnt at the time of the Wat Tyler insurrection, but rebuilt in 1505 as a hospital; it included a chapel, which was damaged by fire in 1864, but restored by the Queen.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Savoy, the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/savoy-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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