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A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689: From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VIIGardiner, Samuel Rawson

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A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689: From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII

Name: A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689: From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII
Author: Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

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199. Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, 1535-1539,
       burnt 1555                                             425
       (_From the National Portrait Gallery_)

  200. A milled half-sovereign of Elizabeth, 1562-1568        435
       (_From an original example_)

  201. Silver-gilt standing cup made in London in 1569-70,
       and given to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, by
       Parker                                                 440
       (_From Cripps's_ 'College and Corporation Plate')

  202. Sir Francis Drake in his forty-third year              448
       (_From the engraving by Elstracke_)

  203. Armour as worn during the reign of Elizabeth; from the
       brass of Francis Clopton, 1577, at Long Melford,
       Suffolk                                                451
       (_From Haines's_ 'Manual of Monumental Brasses')

  204. Hall of Burghley House, Northamptonshire, built about
       1580                                                   455
       (_From Drummond's_ 'Histories of Noble British
       Families')

  205. Sir Martin Frobisher, died 1594                        459
       (_From a picture belonging to the Earl of Carlisle_)

  206. The Spanish Armada. Fight between the English and Spanish
       fleets off the Isle of Wight, July 25, 1588            461
       (_From Pine's engravings of the tapestry formerly in
       the House of Lords_)

  207. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), and his eldest son Walter
       at the age of eight                                    463
       (_From a picture dated 1602, belonging to Sir J. F.
       Lennard, Bart._)

  208. A mounted soldier at the end of the sixteenth century  465
       (_From a broadside printed in 1596, in the Society of
       Antiquaries' collection_)

  209. Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire; built by Thorpe for
       Sir Francis Willoughby, about 1580-1588                466
       (_From a photograph by R. Keene, Derby_)

  210. Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire; built by Elizabeth,
       Countess of Shrewsbury, about 1597                     467
       (_From a photograph by R. Keene, Derby_)

  211. E-shaped house at Beaudesert, Staffordshire; built by
       Thomas, Lord Paget, about 1601                         469
       (_From a photograph by R. Keene, Derby_)

  212. Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire; built about 1601         471
       (_From a photograph by R. Keene, Derby_)

  213. Coaches in the reign of Elizabeth                      473
       (_From_ 'Archæologia,' vol. xx. pl. xviii.)

  214. William Shakspere                                      474
       (_From the bust on his tomb at Stratford-on-Avon_)

  215. Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex, K.G., 1567-1601 476
       (_From a painting by Van Somer, dated 1599, belonging
       to the Earl of Essex_)

  216. Queen Elizabeth, 1558-1603                             477
       (_From a painting belonging to the University of
       Cambridge_)

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A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689: From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII

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