| Henry VII. | [Frontispiece] |
| From a Painting by an unknown Flemish artist, in the National Portrait Gallery |
| | To face page |
| Cardinal Wolsey | [36] |
| From a Painting by Holbein in the collection at Christ Church, Oxford |
| Sir Thomas More | [76] |
| From a Painting by Holbein in the National Portrait Gallery |
| Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex | [116] |
| By Holbein, from an Engraving by Houbraken in the British Museum |
| Henry VIII. | [158] |
| From a Portrait by Jost van Cleef in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court Palace |
| Protector Somerset | [206] |
| From a Painting by Holbein |
| Thomas Cranmer | [238] |
| From a Painting by G. Fliccius in the National Portrait Gallery |
| William Cecil (Lord Burghley) | [280] |
| From a Portrait by Marc Gheeraedts (?) in the National Portrait Gallery |
| Sir Francis Walsingham | [326] |
| From an engraving by G. Vertue after the picture by Holbein, in the British Museum |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | [362] |
| From the Painting by Federigo Zuccaro in the National Portrait Gallery |