Old England: A Pictorial Museum (page 33/52)

823.—Great Hall, Kenilworth

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824.—Queen Eleanor.—From fer Tomb in Westminster Abbey.

If it be true, as one of our poets remarks, that (we quote from memory) [more...] [$]

825.—Waltham Cross

On the death of Eleanor, wife of King Edward I: [more...] [$]

826.—Charing Cross.

This is a picture of an engraving of a reproduction of a cross originally built for King Edward I to commemorate his late wife, Queen Eleanor. For more details see Fig. 824 and Fig. 825. [more...] [$]

827.—Carnarvon Castle.

There is another similar but larger engraving of Caernarvon Castle in Woodward’s History of Wales.

“[Edward I] proceeded to institute a series of wise regulations to render them [the Welsh] submissive, vicilized, and contented, whilst he flattered their well-known pride y adroitly leading them to indulge the delusive hope that his infant son, born among them in Carnarvon Castle (Fig. 827),should have the seperate government of their country. He strongly fortified the castle just named, as well as Conway Castle (Figs. 829 and 834) and many others,—Beaumaris Castle (Fig. 830) was buillt later in the reign;—and, to finish his conquest, divided the lands at the foot of Snowdon among his great barons, who gave them to [more...] [$]

830.—Beaumaris Castle

Compare with the engraving in Woodward’s History of Wales. [$]

832.—Harlech Castle

An impressive castle built by Edward I in the 13th Century. There are more pictures of Harlech in Oman. [more...] [$]

841.—Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland

The ruins date from the 12th Century; modern photographs indicate that it’s in slightly better shape than this picture suggests. Prudhoe is about 10 miles West of Newcastle upon Tyne. [more...] [$]