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

[picture: 823.---Great Hall, Kenilworth]
[picture: 824.---Queen Eleanor.---From fer Tomb in Westminster Abbey.]

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...]

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[picture: 825.---Waltham Cross]

825.—Waltham Cross

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

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[picture: 826.---Charing Cross.]

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...]

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[picture: 827.---Carnarvon Castle.]

827.—Carnarvon Castle.

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

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[picture: Beamaris Castle: entrance]
[picture: Harlech Castle viewed from a distance]

832.—Harlech Castle

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

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[picture: 841.---Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland]

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...]

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