Kenilworth Castle.
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Steel Plate.—The Castle of Kenilworth. General View from the Lake Allom.Adlard.
Armorial Shield of the Earl of LeicesterArcher.Wakefield.211
View of the Castle from the East, with Lunn’s Tower, Gatehouse, &c.Archer.Jackson.212
Gate of Tue Ancient Priory, with Sepulchral RemainsArcher.Nicholles.215
Simon de Montfort, from a Sepulchral EffigyHerman.Nicholles.217
Remains of the Great Hall in the Castle, with the UndercroftSargent.Wall.220
Rich Window in the Presence Chamber, or HallPrior.Evans.222
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster—Lord of KenilworthHerman.Nicholles.224
The Strong Tower, with adjoining RuinsSargent.Evans.226
The Three Baronial Kitchens, west side of the CastleSargent.Smith.228
Leicester’s Stables, with the Timber-work, &c.Sargent.Evans.231
Part of Leicester’s Buildings, erected by Robert DudleyPrior.Wall.232
The Gateway, part of the Dudley BuildingsArcher.Jackson.233
The Floodgate, or Water Tower (see the Plan)Prior.Nicholles.235
Leicester’s Chimney Piece, formerly in the Presence ChamberArcher.Gray.237
Effigy of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, from his TombArcher.Gray.239
Entrance To the Great Hall, with Entrance to the Nether Hall, or Undercroft. On the left a Window of “Queen Elizabeth’s Dressing-room”Herman.O. Smith.241
Plan of the Castle, as it appeared in 1575, from the “Illust. Kenilworth;” with references and explanations at p. 280 Herman.Wakefield.243
Signature of Queen Elizabeth, from the Original in the British Museum Herman.Wakefield.245
Kenilworth Castle, from the East, showing on the left Mervyn’s Tower—Leicester-Buildings—The Keep—The Gate-House—The Stables, &c.Prior.Wall.247
Portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of LeicesterLaw.Evans.249
View From the Tilt-yard, now a sheep-walk, showing part of the outworks. Cæsar’s Tower on the left—part of Leicester-Buildings—and the Gate-HouseArcher.Dalziel.251
Lunn’s Tower at Sunset, showing the remains of the Moat, grass-grown Archer.Evans.253
Portrait of Amy Robsart—Dudley’s first wife, murdered in Cumnor Hall Archer.Whimper.255
The Snake and Dove, allegorical of Dudley and Amy RobsartArcher.Dalziel.256
Seal of Kenilworth Priory, impression with the parchment attached, from the British MuseumHerman.Jackson.259
The Bridge at Kenilworth, with the Church and Gate-House on the left Sargent.Evans.260