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Title: The Tower of London, (Vol. 1 of 2)
Release Date: June 27, 2021 [eBook #65712]
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TOWER OF LONDON, (VOL. 1 OF 2)
***[Illustration: _The Duke of Orleans a Prisoner in the Tower_
BY LORD RONALD SUTHERLAND GOWER, F.S.A. ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
II. THE TOWER UNDER THE NORMAN AND PLANTAGENET KINGS 79
The Duke of Orleans a Prisoner in the Tower. (From a MS. in the British Museum) _Frontispiece_
Plan of the Tower in 1597, by Haiward and Gascoyne 6
Yeoman Porter of the Tower, bearing his emblem of office 12
The Bloody Tower, looking towards Traitor’s Gate 20
Groining in Ceiling of the Bloody Tower 22
The Council Chamber in the Governor’s House 26
Monument of Sir Richard Cholmondeley and his Wife, in St Peter’s Chapel 40
Tomb of the Blunt Family in St Peter’s Chapel 42
Horse and Foot Armour (XVIIth Century) 70
Horse and Foot Armour (XVIIth Century) 72
Horse and Foot Armour (XVIIth Century) 74
The Wakefield Tower, time of George III. 116
Queen Anne Boleyn. (From an engraving after a contemporary portrait) 130
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester. (From the drawing by Holbein at Windsor) 134
Sir Thomas More. (From the drawing by Holbein at Windsor) 138
A Daughter of Sir Thomas More, supposed to be Mrs Roper. (From the drawing by Holbein at Hammerfield) 140
Queen Mary Tudor. (From a portrait at Latimer) 182
Lady Jane Grey. (From the portrait at Madresfield Court by Lucas van Heere) 184
Lord Guildford Dudley. (From the portrait at Madresfield Court by Lucas van Heere) 186