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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 Agincourt-And Richard III. wears his at Bosworth Field-Henry VII. recovers the Crown from a hawthorn bush-The Treasure House at Westminster broken into-Removal of the Crown Jewels to the Tower of London by Henry III. -The First Keeper of the Regalia appointed by Henry III.-His Precedence and Robes-The Pawning of the Crown Jewels-Charles I. disposes of part of the Regalia to meet his necessities-Parliament orders all Regal Emblems to be totally defaced and destroyed-Estimated Value of the Crown Jewels thus sold or defaced-King Alfred's Crown broken up and sold for £248-"The Old Comb of horne" worth nothing-Charles II. replaces the Crown Jewels at a cost of £32,000-These are amongst those now in the Tower-The Second or State Crown-The Regalia of James II.-Its Additional Cost-Its History written by Francis Sandford, Lancaster Herald-The Coronation Chair used since the Reign of Edward I. in 1272-St. Edward's Crown-Crown and Diadem of Mary of Modena-The Black Prince's Ruby-The Orb-The Sceptres.