Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8): From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the RosesAnonymous
History
Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8): From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
Anonymous
Great Britain -- History
Norman Soldiers 103
Norman Bowmen of the Eleventh Century 103
Woman Spinning 104
Sacramental Wafer Box of the Twelfth Century 104
Incidents copied from the Bayeux Tapestry 105
Incidents copied from the Bayeux Tapestry 106
Great Seal of William I. 109
Plan of a Norman Castle 112
Norman and Saxon Arms 114
Waltheof's Confession 116
Robert asking His Father's Pardon 120
Fitz-Arthur forbidding the Burial of William 121
Departure of Bishop Odo from Rochester 124
William II., surnamed Rufus 125
Great Seal of William II. 128
Surrender of Bamborough Castle 129
St. Helena discovering the True Cross 132
Initiation into the Order of Knighthood 133
Pope Urban II. preaching the First Crusade in the Market-Place
of Clermont 136
The Mosque of Santa Sophia, Constantinople 137
Bird's-Eye View of Christian Constantinople 140
Circus and Hippodrome of Christian Constantinople 141
Statue of Godfrey de Bouillon, Brussels 144
Robert of Normandy rallying the Crusaders 145
Throne of the Emperor of Constantinople 147
Costume of Empress of Constantinople 147
Procession of the Crusaders round the Walls of Jerusalem 148
Pilgrim, Palmer, Hospitaller, Templar Knight, and Conventual
Templar 149
Great Seal of Henry I. 153
Robert of Normandy paying Court to the Lady Sibylla 156
Marriage of Henry I. and Matilda 157
Duke Robert's Son before King Henry 161
Shipwreck of Prince William 164
Henry I. 165
Stephen 168
Great Seal of Stephen 169
Silver Penny of Stephen 172
Interview between the Empress Matilda and Queen Maud 173
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