His Majesty’s immunity from accident is owing as much to his own discretion in driving as to the abilities of his chauffeurs. His car seldom exceeds the twenty miles an hour limit, although he is subject to no speed regulations. His explicit instructions are that a moderate pace must be observed in passing towns or villages. In these pages we have seen that the history and romance of Hyde Park dates from the time of the Roman encampment near the rude settlement of the Trinobantes, which the invaders called Londinium. That Tyburn, probably the most tragic, if not the most historical, spot in all England, stood in the vicinity where the Marble Arch now stands. That the first hanging took place there in 1196, and executions continued until 1783. Every offence, from stealing a yard of ribbon to murder, heresy, and treason, paid its penalty at Tyburn, and the perpetrator was hanged, drawn, and quartered at the gallows. Hyde Park has been a Royal Forest, the happy fishing ground of monks, from whose hands it passed at the Dissolution of the Monasteries. A closely preserved Royal Park, the scene of vile tragedies, a famous racecourse (the precursor of Newmarket), the training-ground of Cromwellian troops; and it was even sold by auction. The playground of Society, a refuge from the plague, the scene of public rejoicings, and the Great Exhibition of 1851. The safety-valve of individuals with grievances, the most remarkable, perhaps, of latter days being the revolution of the suffragettes in 1907. And Hyde Park still remains the great social open-air centre of London, where the gay world desports itself as it has done through many centuries. That great green sward has been the high-ground of history and romance. HYDE PARK AND KENSINGTON GARDENS LIST OF TREES AND SHRUBS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED KINDLY SUPPLIED FOR THIS VOLUME BY MAJOR HUSSEY, OF HIS MAJESTY’S OFFICE OF WORKS H. means Hyde Park; K. means Kensington Gardens; H. K. means planted in both. Acer campestre. circinnatum. creticum. H. K. dasycarpum. macrophyllum. Negundo variegatum. palmatum. K. platanoides. K. Reitenbachii. H. Schwedleri. H. K. pseudo-platanus. K. foliis variegatis. H. K. purpureum. rubrum. saccharinum. saccharinum var. nigrum. tartaricum. H. K. Æsculus Hippocastanum laciniata. H. K. rubicunda. H. K. Ailantus glandulosa. Alnus barbata. cordifolia. H. K. glutinosa. H. K. laciniata. var. quercifolia. var. incisa. Alnus incana. Amorpha fruticosa. H. Ampelopsis quinquefolia. K. tricuspidata. H. K. Amygdalus communis. amara. macrocarpa. nana. K. Amelanchier canadensis. vulgaris. Andrachone.