| CHAPTER I |
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| The forests round London—The Manor of Eia in Domesday Book—Its subdivision—The Manor of Hyde—The Manor of Ebury—The Manor of Neate—The Neat houses—Henry VIII. and Hyde Park—Queen Elizabeth and Hyde Park—James I.—The deer in the Park—Last shooting therein—Foxes—The badger | 1 |
| CHAPTER II |
| Hyde Park in the early Commonwealth—Its sale—Toll on horses and carriages—A hurling match—Cromwell’s accident—Attempts to shoot him in the Park—Notices against trespassers—The Park at the Restoration | 14 |
| CHAPTER III |
| The camp in Hyde Park during the Plague of 1665—Boscobel Oaks in the Park—When first opened to the public—What it was then like—The Cheesecake House—Its homely refections—Orange girls | 24 |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Foot and horse racing in the Park—Prize fighting—Duelling—The duel between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton | 32 |
| CHAPTER V |
| Duelling in Hyde Park | 39 |
| CHAPTER VI |
| Skating on the ponds and Serpentine—The Ring—Many notices thereof—Fireworks in the Park—Bad roads therein, and accidents caused thereby—Regulations in the time of Queen Anne—Making the drive—Riding in the Park | 49 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| Rotten Row, the King’s Old Road—The New King’s Road made and lighted—The Allied Sovereigns in the Park—The Park after the Peninsular War—The Duke of Wellington in the Park—The Queen and Royal Family in the Park | 61 |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| The springs in Hyde Park—Used as water supply for Westminster—Horses in the Park—The Westbourne—Making the Serpentine—The “Naumachia” thereon—Satires about it—The Jubilee Fair | 65 |
| CHAPTER IX |
| Coronation of George IV.—Boat-racing on the Serpentine—Illumination of the Park—Fireworks—Coronation of Queen Victoria—Fair in the Park—Fireworks in Hyde Park, at “Peace rejoicing,” May, 1856 | 75 |
| CHAPTER X |
| The Great Exhibition of 1851 | 94 |
| CHAPTER XI |
| Royal Humane Society’s Receiving House—Boats and bathing—The Dell—Chelsea Water Works reservoir—Walnut-trees—Flower-walk—Military executions—The Magazine, Whip, Four-in-hand and Coaching Clubs—Their dress—Satire on Coaching—The Park as a military centre—The first review—Fort at Hyde Park Corner—Guard-house—Camp in Hyde Park—Insubordinate troops | 120 |
| CHAPTER XII |
| Grand Reviews in 1660-1661-1668, 1682-1695-1699—Camps in 1715-1716-1722—Poem on the latter—Reviews in 1755-1759-1760 | 132 |
| CHAPTER XIII |
| Reviews in 1763-1764—Shooting-butts in 1778—Camp in 1780—Severe sentence of a Court-martial—Volunteer Reviews, 1799-1800—The rain at the latter | 142 |
| CHAPTER XIV |
| Volunteer Reviews of 1803—Review in honour of the Allied Sovereigns, 1814—Popularity of BlÜcher—Review by the Queen in 1838—Volunteer Review, 1860 | 152 |
| CHAPTER XV |
| Volunteer Reviews, 1864, 1876—Mobs in the Park—Funeral of Queen Caroline | 163 |
| CHAPTER XVI |
| Commencement of the reign of King Mob—Sunday Trading Bill, 1855—Riots—Withdrawal of the Bill—Meetings about high price of food, 1855—Rough play and window smashing | 177 |
| CHAPTER XVII |
| Sympathy with Italy, 1859—Garibaldi riots, 1862—Reform League Meeting, 23rd July, 1866
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