The Illustrations, mainly derived from the trustworthy sources of coins, great seals, and monuments, will be found to present a tolerably complete series of the portraits, arms, and devices of each ruler, and may indicate the importance of some acquaintance with heraldry as an aid to the study of history. The work, as its name implies, is mainly devoted to the affairs of England, but notices are given at suitable times of the course of events in Scotland and the Isles, in Wales, and in Ireland; these are necessarily brief, but being drawn from the cotemporary Annals, Chronicles, and Laws of each country, they may perhaps be sufficient to shew what degree of connexion formerly existed between the long independent and often hostile States which now happily unite to form the British Empire. Esto perpetua! List of Illustrations. Page DOUBLE Cromlech at Plas Newydd, in Anglesey i Roman Sepulchral Urns, from Felmingham xiii Brass Coin of Severus, on occasion of his victories in xvi Gold Coins of Tasciovanus and of Cunobelin 19 Silver Coin of Claudius, commemorative of his conquest of Britain Brass Coin of Hadrian, on occasion of his visit to Britain Brass Coins of Caracalla and of Geta, commemorating their father's conquests Gold Coin of Carausius, on his founding an empire in Britain Silver Coin of Carausius, commemorative of his naval power Brass Coin of Carausius, representing his association with Diocletian and Maximian Page Gold and Brass Coins of Allectus Figure of St. Alban, from a brass in St. Alban's Abbey Roman Masonry, from the Jewry Wall, Leicester 37 ib. 47 48 65 Edmund of East Anglia; from a painted panel of the Alfred's Jewel, obverse and profile Arms ascribed to Edward the Confessor William I., from his Great Seal, and Arms ascribed to, Henry I. and Queen Maud, from Rochester Cathedral Badge of the Templars Cross of the Hospitallers Stephen, from his Great Seal, and Arms ascribed to, The Escarboucle and Planta Genista Henry II. and Eleanor of Guienne, from their Monuments at Fontevraud. Arms of William Longespee Arms and Badge of Henry II. Richard I., from his Monument at Fontevraud Berengaria, from her Monument at Lespan Arms and Badge of Richard I. John, from his Monument in Worcester Cathedral ib. 239 279 ib. 281 Arms and Badge of John Arms of Robert Fitz-Walter Page 282 287 Henry III., from his Monument in Westminster Abbey. 295 Arms of Henry III. Lord Segrave. ib. ib. 297 299 315 323 324 330 332 336 336 339 340 341 347 351 356 ib. ib. 360 Edward II., from his Monument in Gloucester Cathedral 363 Edward III. and Philippa of Hainault, from their Monuments, Westminster Abbey 375 Edward the Black Prince, from his Tomb at Canterbury 377 Arms of John of Gaunt Edward III. b 378 379 |