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
Rouen from St. Catherine's Hill 564
Cardinal Orsini's Visit to Henry 565
Henry's Wooing of the Princess Catherine 569
Monmouth Castle (Birthplace of Henry V.) 573
Henry VI. 577
Rothesay Castle 581
Great Seal of Henry VI. 584
Escape of Jacqueline 585
Joan of Arc before Charles 589
The Cathedral, Rheims 593
Trial of Joan of Arc 596
Place de la Pucelle, Rouen 597
Denbigh 601
Angel of Henry VI. 604
Arrest of the Duke of Suffolk 605
LIST OF PLATES
ILLUMINATED TITLE PAGE.
KING JOHN GRANTING MAGNA CHARTA. (_By Ernest Normand_) _Frontispiece_
PHŒNICIANS BARTERING WITH THE ANCIENT BRITONS.
(_By Lord Leighton_) _To face p._ 2
"THE ROMANS CAUSE A WALL TO BE BUILT FOR THE PROTECTION
OF THE SOUTH." (_By W. Bell Scott, R.H.A._) " 15
THE DANES SAILING UP THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
(_By Herbert A. Bone_) " 41
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR GRANTING A CHARTER TO THE CITIZENS
OF LONDON. (_By J. Seymour Lucas, R.A._) " 118
PETER THE HERMIT PREACHING THE FIRST CRUSADE.
(_By James Archer, R.S.A._) " 135
CRUSADERS ON THE MARCH.
(_By Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S._) " 150
THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD.
(_By Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S._) " 177
MAP OF THE PLANTAGENET DOMINIONS IN FRANCE, A.D. 1185 " 206
ST. BERNARD PREACHING THE SECOND CRUSADE.
(_By James Archer, R.S.A._) " 219
PRINCE ARTHUR AND HUBERT. (_By W.F. Yeames, R.A._) " 257
THE TRIAL OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
(_By Daniel Maclise, R.A._) " 354
QUEEN PHILIPPA INTERCEDING FOR THE BURGHERS OF CALAIS.
(_By J.D. Penrose_) " 426
INTERVIEW OF RICHARD II. WITH HIS UNCLE, THE DUKE OF
GLOUCESTER, AT THE CASTLE OF PLESHY, IN ESSEX.
(_From the Froissart MS. in the British Museum_) " 449
TOURNAMENT AT ST. INGLEVERE, NEAR CALAIS.
(_From the Froissart MS. in the British Museum_) " 465
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