Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First

Transcriber's Note:
Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistent hyphenation. The tables of contents were created by the transcriber.
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In the first book, Sir Noël Paton's Christian name was spelled Noel ; this has been retained.
On page 47, in the sentence starting A little later, as at the battle of Montlhéry, Montlhéry is a correction of Montlhery .


Plate I.—Full suit of armour of Henry, Prince of Wales, in the guard-chamber at Windsor Castle. Attributed to William Pickering, master armourer.
ARMOUR IN ENGLAND
FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE REIGN OF JAMES THE FIRST
By J. STARKIE GARDNER
LONDON SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED, GREAT RUSSELL STREET NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1897