[34. THE PALACES AND GREAT HOUSES.]
The King Maker: Warwick was so called because he helped Edward IV. to become king in 1461, and restored Henry VI. for a time in 1470. He was slain at the battle of Barnet, 1471.
quadrangle: an open court, square, with buildings all round it.
College of Heralds: a Government office under the Earl Marshal which looks after pedigrees and armorial bearings.
Hampton Court: a Royal palace begun by Cardinal Wolsey.
St. James's Palace: the official residence of the Queen in London, Buckingham Palace being her private residence.
buttery: a storeroom where liquors and other provisions were kept.
Baynard's Castle has given its name to one of the City wards.
The Duke of Buckingham secured the crown for Richard III., and then being insufficiently rewarded rebelled against him, and was executed in 1483.