Footnotes
[1]. It is very clear from all historical records that Sir Walter Raleigh was never imprisoned in the White Tower, so that a misguiding notice in the crypt might well be removed.
[2]. This Henry Percy, “Hotspur,” appears as an early ancestor in the genealogy of the Younghusband family.
[3]. See Chapter XI.
[4]. See [Chapter X].
[7]. The Crown Jewels of England, by Younghusband and Davenport, p. 34.
[9]. From the Coronation Service.
[10]. The Crown Jewels of England, by Major-General Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport.
[11]. A stole made of cloth of gold.
[13]. The Crown Jewels of England, by Younghusband and Davenport.
[16]. See [Appendix B].
[17]. Now spelt Glenorchy.
[18]. See [Appendix A] for list of Keepers from 1042-1920.
[19]. From the MS. written in 1680, in possession of Mrs. Lowndes. See [Appendix D].
[21]. Afterwards Lord Lawrence and Viceroy of India.
[22]. See The Tower from Within, Chapter VIII.
[23]. Victoria Cross Warrant, 1856.
[24]. These have been lately considerably increased.
[25]. Eighteen million medals are in course of being struck.
[26]. Named at various periods, Master and Treasurer of the Jewel House, Keeper of the Regalia, Keeper of the Crown Jewels, and as now Keeper of the Jewel House.
[27]. Enjoined.
[28]. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, temp. Henry VIII.
[29]. King Charles II.
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