Constance of Castile (1354 – 24 March 1394) the second wife of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster with horned head-dress.
Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster with horned head-dress.
Tag: Henry Shaw
Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the 7th to the 17th centuries by Henry Shaw F.S.A. Published: London William Pickering 1843.
The rebuilding of the city of Troy by Priam.
The subject of the illumination is the rebuilding of the city of Troy by Priam formed part of a noble manuscript volume, executed in the reign of Louis XII. Parts are curious examples of the domestic architecture of the Middle-Ages.
The dress of the Anglo-Saxons. Costumes and Decorations by Henry Shaw.
The Anglo-Saxon fashion history. The dress of the Anglo-Saxons was simple and uniform in its character, differing only by the richness of the material or by the greater profusion of ornament.
Old Age and Poverty from famous The Romance of the Rose.
DURING near three centuries, scarcely any single literary production enjoyed so great a popularity as the French poem called the Roman de la Rose.
King Alfred’s Jewel, and the Ring of King Athelwulf.
The most ancient specimen of what to all appearance is a true enamelled work is the ring of Athelwulf, the father of Alfred, preserved in the British Museum, and engraved on the accompanying plate.
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER.
Painted glass. Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester of the name, was one of the principal barons who took up arms against King John. The royal line of the Plantagenets.
English kings Henry I and King John. 12th century costumes.
English kings Henry I and King John. IN one of the Cottonian manuscripts (Julius, E. IV.), a brief metrical chronicle of the kings of England, which has been attributed to… Read More
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.
EDWARD III, King of England and Wales. Anjou Plantagenet dynasty.
Edward III. from the Anjou Plantagenet dynasty, is considered one of the most important English rulers of the Medieval times.
