The Stranger's Guide to Hampton Court Palace and Gardens (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...by Parcelles. The Battle of the Spurs, J by Holbein? James I., and daughter of Frederick II. of Denmark. He was a zealous supporter of the Protestant religion. He died at Prague in 1613, in the 49th year of his age. Lord Zouch, whole length, seated, with his left hand on a table, leaning on a stick. He was one of the peers who sat on the trial of Mary Queen of Scots. He died 1625. f The embarkation of Henry VIII. at Dover, May 31st, 1520, preparatory to his interview with Francis the First. In this very curious and ancient painting the ship called the Great Harry is represented sailing out of Dover Harbour. She has four masts, with two round tops on each mast. The royal standard is flying on the four corners of the forecastle. The sails are unfurled, and the pennants are waving on the mast-heads. At each quarter of the deck is a standard of St. George's Cross, and also heaterahields or targets, charged differently with the cross of St. George. The sides and tops have the same ornaments. The sails and pennants are of cloth of gold, damasked. On the main deck, the king is standing with attendants on either hand. The arms of England and France, quarterly, are depicted on the front of the forecastle, and also on the ship's stern. On the right of the Great Harry is a three-masted ship with her sails furled, and decorated with pennants and standards. Her sides and tops are ornamented with shields. These ships are followed by three more, and those by two others, all of which are decorated nearly in the same manner as the first. Round the ships are several boats with broad pennants, some of which seemed filled with persons of distinction, and others with inferior passengers. In the offing a variety of vessels are represented under weigh, and in the distance are the ..