LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Dandy of the Time of Charles I.IX

Eltham Palace, from the North-east1

The Duke of York Challenged to Mortal Combat5

View in Lübeck: The Church of St. Ægidius9

Clifford's Tower: York Castle12

Rutland beseeching Clifford to spare his Life13

The Quarrel in the Temple Gardens17

Edward IV.20

Dunstanburgh Castle21

Great Seal of Edward IV.25

Gold Rose Noble of Edward IV.28

Preaching at St. Paul's Cross29

Battle of Barnet: Death of the King-maker33

Burial of King Henry37

Louis XI. and the Herald41

St. Andrews, from the Pier45

Great Seal of Edward V.48

Edward V.49

The Tower of London: Bloody and Wakefield Towers52

Great Seal of Richard III.53

The Princes in the Tower56

Richard III.57

Richard III. at the Battle of Bosworth61

Facsimile of Caxton's Printing in the "Dictes and Sayings of Philosophers," (1477)65

Earl Rivers Presenting Caxton to Edward IV.65

The Quadrangle, Eton College68

Interior of King's College Chapel, Cambridge69

Street in London in the Fifteenth Century73

Cannon of the End of the Fifteenth Century75

Great Seal of Henry VII.77

Henry VII.80

The Last Stand of Schwarz and his Germans81

Penny of Henry VII. Angel of Henry VII. Noble of Henry VII. Sovereign of Henry VII.85

Stirling Castle89

St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall92

Lady Catherine Gordon before Henry VII.93

The Byward Tower, Tower of London97

King Henry's Departure from Henningham Castle100

Henry VII.'s Chapel, Westminster Abbey101

Great Seal of Henry VIII.105

Meeting of Henry and the Emperor Maximilian108

Henry and the captured French Officers109

Edinburgh after Flodden113

Archbishop Warham117

Hampton Court Palace121

Henry VIII.125

Great Ship of Henry VIII.129

Stirling, from the Abbey Craig132

Cardinal Wolsey133

Silver Groat of Henry VIII. Gold Crown of Henry VIII. George Noble of Henry VIII.136

Pound Sovereign of Henry VIII. Double Sovereign of Henry VIII.137

Surrender of Francis on the Battle-field of Pavia141

Martin Luther145

The Trial of Queen Catherine149

The Dismissal of Wolsey153

The Tower of London: Sketch in the Gardens157

Sir Thomas More160

The Parting of Sir Thomas More and his Daughter161

Anne Boleyn165

Anne Boleyn's Last Farewell of her Ladies168

St. Peter's Chapel, Tower Green, London, where Anne Boleyn was Buried169

The Pilgrimage of Grace173

Gateway of Kirkham Priory176

Beauchamp Tower, and Place of Execution within the Tower of London177

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex181

Catherine Howard being conveyed to the Tower185

Capture of the Fitzgeralds188

The First Levee of Mary Queen of Scots192

View in St. Andrews: North Street193

Francis I.197

The Assassination of Cardinal Beaton201

Edward VI.205

Great Seal of Edward VI.209

The Royal Herald in Ket's Camp212

Old Somerset House, London213

The Duke of Somerset217

Silver Crown of Edward VI.219

Sixpence of Edward VI. Shilling of Edward VI. Pound Sovereign of Edward VI. Triple Sovereign of Edward VI.220

Queen Mary and the State Prisoners in the Tower221

Great Seal of Philip and Mary224

View from the Constable's Garden, Tower of London225

Old London Bridge, with Nonsuch Palace229

Lady Jane Grey on her way to the Scaffold233

Archbishop Cranmer237

The Place of Martyrdom, Old Smithfield240

Mary I.241

The Hôtel de Ville and Old Lighthouse, Calais244

Shilling of Philip and Mary. Real of Mary I.245

Elizabeth's Public Entry into London249

Elizabeth252

Autograph of Elizabeth253

Mar's Work, Stirling257

Great Seal of Elizabeth260

Mary, Queen of Scots261

The Murder of Rizzio265

Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh269

Mary Signing the Deed of Abdication in Lochleven Castle273

Lord Burleigh276

Farthing of Elizabeth. Halfpenny of Elizabeth. Penny of Elizabeth. Twopence of Elizabeth. Half-crown of Elizabeth. Half-sovereign of Elizabeth277

The Duke of Norfolk's Interview with Elizabeth281

The Regent Murray284

High Street, Linlithgow285

Kenilworth Castle289

The House of the English Ambassador during the Massacre of St. Bartholomew293

Murder of the Earl of Desmond297

The Earl of Arran accusing Morton of the Murder of Darnley300

Dumbarton Rock, with view of Castle301

The Earl of Leicester305

Trial of Mary Queen of Scots in Fotheringay Castle309

Mary Queen of Scots receiving Intimation of her Doom312

Sir Francis Drake317

The Hoe, Plymouth320

The Armada in Sight321

Philip II.325

Beauchamp Tower, Warders' Houses, and Yeoman Gaolers' Lodgings: Tower of London329

The Quarrel between Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex332

The Earl of Essex333

Lord Grey and his Followers Attacking the Earl of Southampton337

Elizabeth's Promenade on Richmond Green340

Richmond Palace341

Town and Country Folk of Elizabeth's Reign345

State Trial in Westminster Hall in the Time of Elizabeth349

John Knox353

Reduced Facsimile of the Title-page of the Great Bible, also called Cromwell's Bible357

Christ's Hospital, London361

Latimer Preaching before Edward VI.364

Roger Ascham's Visit to Lady Jane Grey365

Edmund Spenser369

The House at Stratford-on-Avon in which Shakespeare was Born373

Shakespeare376

The Acting of one of Shakespeare's Plays in the Time of Queen Elizabeth377

Queen Elizabeth's Cither and Music-book379

Holland House, Kensington380

The Great Court of Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire381

Entrance from the Courtyard of Burleigh House, Stamford383

Elizabeth's Drawing-room, Penshurst Place384

Soldiers of the Tudor Period385

The Wedding of Jack of Newbury: The Bride's Procession389

Ships of Elizabeth's Time393

The First Royal Exchange, London (Founded by Sir Thomas Gresham)396

Sir Thomas Gresham397

The Frolic of My Lord of Misrule401

Punishment of the Stocks403

James I.405

St. Thomas's Tower and Traitor's Gate, Tower of London409

Sir Walter Raleigh412

The Dissenting Divines Presenting their Petition to James413

The Old Palace, Westminster, in the time of Charles I.417

Great Seal of James I.420

Guy Fawkes's Cellar under Parliament House421

Lord Monteagle and the Warning Letter about the Gunpowder Plot425

Arrest of Guy Fawkes428

Pound Sovereign of James I. Unit or Laurel of James I. (Gold). Spur Rial of James I. (Gold). Thistle Crown of James I. (Gold)432

Sir Robert Cecil, afterwards Earl of Salisbury433

Shilling of James I. Crown of James I.436

James and his Courtiers setting out for the Hunt437

The Star Chamber441

Flight of the Lady Arabella Stuart444

Notre Dame, Caudebec445

Sir Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans)449

The Banqueting House, Whitehall452

Greenwich Palace in the time of James I.456

Sir Edward Coke457

Andrew Melville before the Scottish Privy Council461

Keeping Sunday, according to King James's Book of Sports465

Parliament House, Dublin, in the Seventeenth Century469

Sir Francis Bacon waiting an Audience of Buckingham472

Arrest of Sir Walter Raleigh476

Sir Walter Raleigh before the Judges477

The Franzensring, Vienna481

Interview between Bacon and the Deputation from the Lords484

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham485

The Fleet Prison489

Public Reception of Prince Charles in Madrid493

Prince Charles's Farewell of the Infanta497

The Royal Palace, Madrid500

The Ladies of the French Court and the Portrait of Prince Charles504

Henrietta Maria505

Great Seal of Charles I.509

Charles welcoming his Queen to England512

Charles I.513

Reception of Viscount Wimbledon at Plymouth516

York House (The Duke of Buckingham's Mansion)517

Trial of Buckingham521

Interior of the Banqueting House, Whitehall525

Sir John Eliot529

Assassination of the Duke of Buckingham533

Tyburn in the time of Charles I.537

Three Pound Piece of Charles I. Broad of Charles I. Briot Shilling of Charles I.540

John Selden541

Scene in the House of Commons: The Speaker Coerced545

Interior of Old St. Paul's549

Dunblane552

Archbishop Laud553

John Lilburne on the Pillory557

The Birmingham Tower, Dublin Castle561

Sir Thomas Wentworth (Earl of Strafford)564

The People Signing the Covenant in St. Giles's Church, Edinburgh568

St. Giles's Church, Edinburgh, in the 17th Century569

The Old College, Glasgow, in the 17th Century573

Charles and the Scottish Commissioners577

John Hampden581

Guildhall, London, in the time of Charles I.585

Advance of the Covenanters across the Border into England589

John Pym592

Arrest of the Earl of Strafford593

Westminster Hall and Palace Yard in the time of Charles I.597

Charles Signing the Commission of Assent to Strafford's Attainder601

The Old Parliament House, Edinburgh604

The Marquis of Montrose605