Smithfield, London personal signature of the Monarch), invariably upon ministerial recommendation, which if unexercised by the time of a Sovereign's death required renewed authority. In this case Queen Elizabeth did not approve the executions, thus freeing the Protestants. During the 16th century the Smithfield site was also the place of execution of swindlers and coin forgers, who were boiled to death in oil. By the 18th century the "Tyburn Tree" (near the present-day Marble Arch) became the main place for public executions in London. After 1785, executions were again moved, this time to the gates of Newgate prison, just to the south
The Bells of Aberdovey (song) collected many Welsh folk-songs, he also rewrote many English songs into the Welsh language. There are several versions of this song in print in English and in Welsh. A widely used version was from "The National Song Book" of 1905. This gives the English words as written by the song collector and editor A.P.Graves. It also states that ""The more appropriate title would probably be "The Bells of Abertawe" (Swansea, South Wales)"". Other later references to Abertawe being its origin suggest this may be as there were church bells at Abertawe but not Aberdovey when the song was written. The