Old England: A Pictorial Museum (page 33/34)

2048.---Cuirassier, 1645 (From a Specimen at Goodrich Court)

2048.—Cuirassier, 1645 (From a Specimen at Goodrich Court)

See Fig. 2045.

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2049.---Oliverian or Puritan (Jeffrey's Dresses)

2049.—Oliverian or Puritan (Jeffrey’s Dresses)

See Fig. 2045.

The Puritan is shown carrying a book, presumably the Bible, as his weapon.

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2050.---Helmets, 1645.  (From Specimens at Goodrich Court.)

2050.—Helmets, 1645. (From Specimens at Goodrich Court.)

Helmets worn by soldiers in the English Civil War. See Fig. 2045 for details.

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Herstmonceaux Castle

2103.—Herstmonceaux Castle.

There’s a modern photograph and also a Medieval Festival held each year. The castle is of brick and dates from 1415. The modern spelling is Herstmonceux, near Hailsham, East Sussex. [more...]

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East Basham, Norfolk

2105.—East Basham, Norfolk

Near Walsingham. “It is a curious and instructive contrast to compare with Herstmonceaux – a true Castle, but in which the domestic mansion was beginning to show itself – with East Basham Hall in Norfolk (Fig. 2105), which forms a true and most beautiful mansion, but in which the traces of old castellated architecture are everywhere conspicuous. It [...] [more...]

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Inn at Charmouth, Dorset

2106.—Inn at Charmouth.

I’m not sure if The Queens Arms is the same place. let me know!

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2153.---Billiards (From ``School of Recreation,'' 1710)

2153.—Billiards (From “School of Recreation,” 1710)

“We perceive from the engraving of the Billiards of the seventtenth century (Fig. 2153), that the game was altogether different from what it is now. There were two instead of three balls, and a pair of little arches near the centre of the table, instead of the six “pockets” that are at present to be found attached on its outer edges, namely, one [...] [more...]

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2154.---Francis Moore, 1657.  (From an anonymous Print published at that date)

2154.—Francis Moore, 1657. (From an anonymous Print published at that date)

“But Lilly’s popularity with the million chiefly originated in his almanac, which he began to publish in 1644, under the title of ‘Merlinus Anglicus, Junior.’ This obtained an amazing circulation, and was followed by a host of similar productions, of whose authors, John Gadbury (Fig. 2157) was one of the most notorious in his own day, whilst Francis [...] [more...]

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