THE PERSONAGE IN THE PLACE OF HONOUR IN THE ROWING-BOAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE DUKE OF BOURBON. THE VESSEL IN THE CENTRE CONTAINS SEVERAL FRENCH KNIGHTS: IN THAT ON THE LEFT IS HENRY DE BEAUFORT (A NATURAL SON OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER), WITH ENGLISH KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES.

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ELTHAM PALACE, FROM THE NORTH-EAST. (After an Engraving published in 1735.)

CASSELL'S
Illustrated History of England.


CHAPTER I.

THE WARS OF THE ROSES.