The Crown Jewels of England

The regalia of England described in a Cassell edition limited to fourteen hundred copies, in the reign of George V.

The Regalia

6 chapters in this part of The Crown Jewels of England.

The Regalia

In Edward the Confessor's Reign the Regalia kept at Westminster under charge of the Abbot and Monks-Henry V. wears his Crown at…

The Regalia: Westminster

N the time of Edward the Confessor the Regalia, together with the other royal treasures, were kept in Westminster Abbey in a small room in…

The Regalia: If Parliament

As might be expected, the Royal Treasury underwent many vicissitudes and spoliations at the hands of several of our kings. If Parliament…

The Regalia: Jewell-house of the Tower

In 1643 Charles turned the crown and sceptre into money, and in 1644 the Commons ordered the King's plate in the Tower to be melted down…

The Regalia: Royall Ornaments and Regalia

The Ampull.” But, altogether, Sir Robert Vyner's bill amounted to £32,000. Sir Edward Walker goes on to say:- "Because through the Rapine…

The Regalia: Linnen Gloves

THE REGALIA "And two Ingotts of Gold, the one a pound and the other a marke for the King's 2 Offerings. "The master of the Great Wardrobe…

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