Footnote 12: It is said that Louis was a firm believer in astrology, that he wore a cap set round with leaden images of the saints to which he prayed, but told them falsehoods even in his prayers. His choice of a confidential adviser was perhaps his greatest offence in the eyes of the nobility, for he selected his barber, Olivier le Dain, or Oliver the Devil. This man mocked his master even while he served him. Our engraving, after the painting of Hermann Kaulbach, represents both in characteristic positions.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 13: Copyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 14: Copyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 15: Copyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 16: It is said that it was largely by the warnings and entreaties of his daughter, Elizabeth Claypole, whom he tenderly loved, that Cromwell was persuaded not to claim the crown.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 17: Copyright, 1894, by Selmar Hess.[Back to Main Text]