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Pictures and short extracts from The National and Domestic History of England Volume I (A.D. 1399 – 1603), by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858 – 1916). The book is undated, but is probably 1878, since I found someone selling a copy with an inscription dated 1879.
In 2015 I bought the three-volume set from Bookends of Fowey in Cornwall, UK. Previously I had only Volume II and part of volume III.
Title: The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1)
City: London
Date: 1878
Total items: 12
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: King John Sealing Magna Charta]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/339-king-john-sealing-magna-carta-q67-136x200.jpg "[picture: King John Sealing Magna Charta]")
King John Sealing Magna Charta
King John sits on a throne under a huge canopy and raised up on a daïs, a large scroll in front of him which is presumably the original copy of the Magna Carta itself. He is about to press a seal into [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Magna Carta]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/338-magna-carta-q50-267x200.jpg "[picture: Magna Carta]")
![[picture: Mediæval King]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/386-costumes-detail-king-q75-93x200.jpg "[picture: Mediæval King]")
The King here is taken from the coloured plate Costumes A.D. 1200 – 1300; he is standing, wearing a golden crown and a pink robe with gold embroidery of solid lines and the fleur-de-lys and cross; over his shoulder is a green cape with a blue and white lining bearing an heraldic theme; on his feet are diamons-pattened yellow pointed shoes that might really just be little more substantial than socks; in his right hand he [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Costume. A.D. 1302--1413.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/756-costume-1302-1413-q58-129x200.jpg "[picture: Costume. A.D. 1302--1413.]")
![[picture: Costumes, A.D. 1200--1300]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol1/wm/big/386-costumes-1200-1300-q50-290x200.jpg "[picture: Costumes, A.D. 1200--1300]")
A group of eight people stand on and around a red-carpeted raised platform or daïs, with a background of curtains or tapestries and a stone column. The king stands in front of his throne; the queen to his left is seated. The bishop stands wearing robes and miter and holding a tall cross, although not a hooked crozier. The others stand around in various [...] [more...] [$]
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