VOL. II.
LONDON
GEORGE BELL & SONS
1902
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
|---|---|
| XII. | [THE STUARTS—JAMES I.] |
| XIII. | [CHARLES I. AND THE COMMONWEALTH] |
| XIV. | [CHARLES II.] |
| XV. | [JAMES II.] |
| XVI. | [WILLIAM AND MARY] |
| XVII. | [QUEEN ANNE] |
| XVIII. | [GEORGE I.] |
| XIX. | [GEORGE II.] |
| XX. | [GEORGE III.] |
| XXI. | [THE LATE REIGNS] |
| [The Fire of 1841] | |
| [The Fenian Attempt to Blow up the White Tower, Jan. 24th, 1885] | |
| APPENDIX | |
| [I.] | DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LONDON AND THE OFFICIALS OF THE TOWER AS TO THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE TOWER |
| [II.] | THE BEHAVIOUR AND CHARACTER OF THE THREE HIGHLANDERS WHO WERE SHOT ON JULY 18TH, 1743 |
| [III.] | DATES OF RESTORATIONS CARRIED ON BY H.M. OFFICE OF WORKS AT THE TOWER OF LONDON TO THE PRESENT TIME |
| [IV.] | RECENT DISCOVERIES AT THE TOWER (WITH A PLAN) |
| [V.] | THE BLOODY TOWER |
| [VI.] | STAINED GLASS IN THE TOWER |
| [VII.] | LIST OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWER |
| [INDEX] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES
- [View of the Tower in the time of Charles I.] (From an etching by Hollar)
- [State Procession from the Tower in the days of the Stuarts]
- [Arabella Stuart.] (From a contemporary miniature)
- [Lady Arabella Stuart]
- [The Earl and Countess of Somerset.] (From a contemporary print)
- [Sir Walter Raleigh]
- [Execution of the Earl of Strafford, May 12th, 1641.] (From an etching by Hollar)
- [Archbishop Laud.] (From an etching by Arnt Pieters)
- [London before the Great Fire.] (From an etching by Hollar)
- [London after the Great Fire.] (From an etching by Hollar)
- [The Tower in the time of Charles II.] (From an etching by Hollar)
- [Colonel Blood.] (From a contemporary engraving)
- [William, Lord Russell.] (From the portrait in the National Portrait Gallery)
- [The Earl of Essex.] (From an engraving by Picart after the painting by Lely)
- [James, Duke of Monmouth.] (From a contemporary engraving)
- [Execution of the Duke of Monmouth, July 1685]
- [Portraits of James, Duke of Monmouth; Arthur, Earl of Essex; William, Lord Russell; Archibald, Earl of Argyll; Colonel Algernon Sidney; Sir Thomas Armstrong; Alderman Cornish; and Sir Edmundbury Godfrey.] (From an engraving by John Savage)
- [The Seven Bishops.] (From a contemporary print)
- [The Seven Bishops going by Water to the Tower]
- [The Flight of James II.]
- [View of the Tower in the time of James II.]
- [View of the Tower during the command of Lord Lucas]
- [St Peter’s Chapel in the time of George II.] (From an engraving by Robert West)
- [View of the Tower in the time of George I.]
- [The Earl of Derwentwater.] (From a contemporary engraving)
- [North-west view of the Tower in 1753]
- [Scotch Prisoners entering the Tower, 1742]
- [Tower Hill at the time of the Execution of the Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmerino, 1746]
- [View of Tower Hill and the place of Execution of the Rebel Lords, 1746]
- [Charles Ratcliffe.] (From a contemporary print)
- [Execution of the Rebel Lords, 1746]
- [North-west view of the Tower at the time of the Execution of Lord Lovat, 1746]
- [Execution of Lord Lovat, 1746]
- [Waggons going into the Tower with Treasure taken from the Spaniards (temp. George II.)]
- [West Front of the Tower in the time of George III.]
- [Entrance to the Tower Menagerie in the time of George III.]
- [The Tower from Tower Hill in the time of George III.]
- [The Fire at the Tower in 1841]
- [Another View of the Fire in 1841]
- [Breaking into the Strong Room in the “Jewel Tower” and removal of the Regalia on the night of the Fire, Oct. 30, 1841.] (From an etching by George Cruikshank)
- [The Great Court of the Tower, circa 1790]
- [View of St Peter’s Chapel in 1817]
BLOCKS
- [The Moat, looking West]
- [The Byward Tower and Moat from the Wharf]
- [Entrance to the Bloody Tower and Steps leading to Raleigh’s Walk]
- [The Byward Tower]
- [Vaulting in the Cradle Tower]
- [Old Cannon and Mortars on the West Side of the White Tower]
- [Gate and Portcullis in the Bloody Tower]
- [The Beauchamp Tower]
- [Window in the Cradle Tower]
- [The Tower from Tower Hill]
- [Middle Gate]
- [The White Tower, showing the Exterior of St John’s Chapel and remains of the Roman Wall]
- [PLAN showing Recent Discoveries in the Tower]