The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authorsBeattie, William
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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
Beattie, William
Abbeys -- England; Castles -- England
PLAN OF THE CASTLE, as it appeared in 1575, from the “Illust. Kenilworth;”
with references and explanations at p. 280 HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 243
SIGNATURE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, from the Original in the British Museum HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 245
KENILWORTH CASTLE, from the East, showing on the left Mervyn’s Tower--Leicester-Buildings--The
Keep--The Gate-House--The Stables, &c. PRIOR. WALL. 247
PORTRAIT OF ROBERT DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester LAW. EVANS. 249
VIEW FROM THE TILT-YARD, now a sheep-walk, showing part of the outworks.
Cæsar’s Tower on the left--part of Leicester-Buildings--and the Gate-House
ARCHER. DALZIEL. 251
LUNN’S TOWER AT SUNSET, showing the remains of the Moat, grass-grown ARCHER. EVANS. 253
PORTRAIT OF AMY ROBSART--Dudley’s first wife, murdered in Cumnor Hall ARCHER. WHIMPER. 255
THE SNAKE AND DOVE, allegorical of Dudley and Amy Robsart ARCHER. DALZIEL. 256
SEAL OF KENILWORTH PRIORY, impression with the parchment attached, from
the British Museum HERMAN. JACKSON. 259
THE BRIDGE AT KENILWORTH, with the Church and Gate-House on the left SARGENT. EVANS. 260
[Illustration]
<g>Waltham Abbey.</g>
“Within fifteen, holding my passage
Mydde of a cloyster; depict upon a wall,
I saw a CRUCIFIXE, whose woundes were not small,
With this Worde wide written there besyde--
‘BEHOLDE MY MEEKNESS, CHILDE, AND LEAVE THY PRIDE!’”--LYDGATE.
ARTISTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE.
STEEL PLATE.--WALTHAM ABBEY CHURCH, from thy Meadows SARGENT. GODFREY.
VIEW OF THE MAIN STREET, with the Tower of the Abbey Church DELAMOTTE. WALL. 261
ABBEY CHURCH, East End (with a funeral), showing the Ancient Arch Window TIFFIN. JACKSON. 264
HERALDIC SHIELD OF THE ABBEY HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 265
SAXON BRIDGE, still used in “Harold’s Park,” Waltham HERMAN. WALL. 268
INNER PORCH OF THE ABBEY CHURCH DELAMOTTE. WALL. 270
BAKER’S ENTRY, remains of the Houses occupied by the Abbots’ retainers HERMAN. WALMESLEY. 271
GATEWAY, BRIDGE, and ABBEY TOWER HERMAN. WALL. 274
PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH, with a Monk HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 276
ANCIENT FONT IN THE CHURCH OF WALTHAM HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 277
VIEW OF THE ABBEY CHURCH, across the Burial-ground HERMAN. WALMESLEY. 278
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