Of Ambresbury Camp, which we have now attained, much has been said and written in dispute as to its origin. There, however, seems to be little doubt that it formed an important British earthwork, and, despite all that has been said to the contrary, it is extremely probable that it formed the final stronghold of Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni, from which she and her vast army of Britons issued forth to do battle with the Roman legions under Suetonius Paulinus, and suffered that terrible defeat of which history tells us. This is a spot, therefore, that awakens solemn thoughts. Copt Hall and Upshire. The road back to Waltham turns out of the Epping highway directly opposite the camp, and takes us by the main entrance and lodges of Copt Hall, once the stately seat of the abbots of Waltham, who frequently entertained royal heads, potent princes, and great nobles here. Robert Fuller, the last abbot, surrendered the beautiful mansion and domain to Henry VIII. at the Dissolution. In later times Copt Hall was the residence of the Princess Mary, subsequently the seat of the Earl of Middlesex, patron of old Thomas Fuller, and is now held by the Wythes family. Half a mile further on we enter the pretty hamlet of Upshire, with its broad expanse of green and pretty little church, built a year or two ago by Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., lord of the manor, whose fine domain of Warlies stretches far away over the undulating country to the north. The entrance to Warlies is passed at the bottom of the hill. Thence the way is by a pleasant country road, running through fields and pastures, with here and there a farm-house or a group of cottages, to Waltham Abbey again. [Picture: The Eleanor Cross at Waltham] CHAPTER III. WALTHAM CROSS AND THEOBALDS WALTHAM CROSS, which is not to be confounded with Waltham Holy Cross, commonly called Waltham Abbey, for whilst the latter is in Essex, the former is in Hertfordshire, and forms part of the parish of Cheshunt. To reach Waltham Cross, the visitor must retrace his steps towards the railway, and passing over this, the historic monument, which stands at the junction with the old Great North Road—is reached by a walk of five minutes’ duration. Waltham Cross was one of the several similar monuments erected to the memory of Queen Eleanor by her devoted husband, Edward I. She died at Herdby, near Grantham, on November 12, 1290, whence her remains were conveyed to Westminster for interment by stages which were marked by ten crosses. Of these only the crosses at Geddington, Northampton, and Waltham remain.