xxiv. All the retrenchments of the perquisites belonging by Patent to

S^r G. T. amount to 1300£ per an: which in 20 years since his Ma^ty came into England arise to 26000£.

Besides 13000£ original debt for his xi yeares service under the last K^g at Venice. Soe that if he had his right, there would be due to him 39000£ beside 26 or 27 yeares interest for the last sume of 1300£ expended in the Venetian service.

S^r G. Talbot Maister & Treasurer of the Jewell house.

May y^e 20^th an: dom: 1680.

INDEX

Abbot Wenlock, imprisonment of, 14

Agincourt, 146, 147, 148

Air Force, the, 216, 217

Air raids on London, 26-29

Alexandre de Pershore, monk who stole Crown Jewels, 14

Alfred, King, crown of, 13

Ammonites, crown of King of the, 12

Ampulla, or Golden Eagle, 71-74, 82, 101, 106

Anne, Queen, 40, 197

Anne Boleyn, 113, 114, 115, 116 Ghost of, in Martin Tower, 21 Letter from, 224-227

Anointing Spoon, the, 73, 82, 106

Anointing the King, ancient origin of, 82

Armilla, or Stole, 84, 101

Armoury, the, 19, 22

Aurungzabe, Emperor, treasury of, 167

“Auspicium Melioris,” motto of Order of St. Michael, 206

Battle of Agincourt, 146-147

Battle of Najera, 145

Beckham, Captain, 184, 186

Biddulph, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Michael, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223

Bishop Fisher, 115

Bishop of Carlisle, 111

Black Prince, 143, 144, 145, 146

Black Prince’s Ruby, 37, 38, 93, 105, 144-151, 182, 183

Blood, Colonel. See Colonel Blood

Bloody Tower, 20, 21, 22, 24, 180, 184

Boleyn, Anne. See Anne Boleyn

Boleyn, George, Viscount Rochefort, 17, 21

“Bolleyn,” inscribed on wall in Martin Tower, 17

Bombs, dropped near Tower, 26-28

Boscobel. See Oak of Boscobel

Bracelets, ancient insignia of Royalty, 55

British Empire, expansion of, 189

Broad Seal of England, 131

Brudenell, Hon. James, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Bulwark Gate, 185

Burglars viewing the Crown Jewels, 25

Burmah War of 1886-1887, 215

Byward Tower, 185

Cage in Jewel House, 21

Campbell, John, Lord Glenorchie, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Cap of Maintenance, 36, 38, 39

Cardinal York, 57

Catherine the Great, 165

Cavalieri, 205

Chapel of the Pix, 13

Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, 78, 176

Charles I, 16, 62, 72, 118, 119, 120, 134, 160, 171, 234

Charles II, 17, 24, 37, 43, 48, 50, 54, 55, 57, 63, 65, 68, 69, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 93, 94, 95, 104, 107, 118, 119, 121, 132, 135, 160, 161, 174, 177, 188, 189, 232

Charles the Bold of Burgundy, 166

Chitterne, Thomas, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221

Chubb, Messrs., the mechanical safeguards of, 25

Colonel Blood, 19, 25, 103, 104, 105, 122, 174-190

Commonwealth, 13, 17, 35, 36, 47, 48, 53, 62, 74, 83

Commonwealth, tragedy of, 91-108

Companions of Honour, decoration, 215

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, 217

Coronation, ceremony of the, described, 80-90

Coronation ceremony of Queen Consort, 89-90

Coronation Chair, 87

Coronation of King George IV, Sir George Naylor’s book, referred to, 140

Coronation Proclamation, 67

Coronation Ring, 55-57, 85

Coronation Ring of Edward the Confessor, 38

Coronation Service, extract from, 87

Coster, Messrs., and the Cullinan diamond, 59, 163

Crime of Colonel Blood. See Colonel Blood

Crimean War, 211

Cromwell, 171

Cromwell, Thomas. See Thomas Cromwell

Cross of St. George, 56

Crown of Alfred the Great, 94-98

Crown of Queen Edith, 94, 98

Crowns of England. See Royal Crowns of England

Crown, ancient mark of sovereignty, 11, 12 King of the Ammonites’, 12 King Alfred’s, 13, 94 Queen Mary of Modena’s, 39, 42 Queen Mary’s, 41 Prince of Wales’, 42

Crown Jewels. See Regalia, the

Crown Jewels of England, The, alluded to, 97, fn. 7

Crown Jewels of England, The, quotations from, 97-100

Crown Jewels and the European War, 172

Cullinan diamond. See Star of Africa

Cullinan, Mr. T. M., 162

“Curtana,” or the Sword of Mercy, 54

Daffodil of Wales, 43

David, King, 12, 55

Demidoff, Prince, 167

Distinguished Conduct Medal, 217

Distinguished Flying Cross, 217

Distinguished Service Cross, 216

Distinguished Service Medal, 217

Distinguished Service Order, 214-215

“Doing Something-or-other Order,” 215

Don Pedro, King of Castille, 144, 145

Duc d’Alençon, 147

Duc d’Orleans, Regent of France, 168

Duchess of Brunswick. See Princess Augusta

Duke of Wellington, Constable of the Tower, 124

Earl of Essex. See Thomas Cromwell

East India Company, 155, 156

Ecclesiastical Plate. See Plate, Ecclesiastical

Eden, Hon. Emily, 155

Edward I, 14

Edward III, 111, 144, 192

Edward VII, 19, 25, 35, 43, 86, 107, 125, 161, 162, 163, 172, 199, 209

Edward the Confessor, 13, 36, 57, 110, 159, 160 Crown of, 228 Sapphire of, 159

Edward the Confessor’s Staff and Coronation Ring, 13

Edwards, Talbot. See Talbot Edwards

Egbert, King, 12, 13

Elizabeth, Queen, 16, 103, 167, 170, 171, 173

Emperor of Russia, the late, 195

English monarchy, oldest in Europe, 13

English Royal Family, length of pedigree of, 13

Enthronement. See Inthronisation

Exchequer, penurious, of Charles II, 177

Exeter, 103. See also Plate, Royal

Field-Marshal Earl Haig, 197

Fisher, Bishop, 115, 116

Flete, John de, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221

“For God and Empire,” motto of Order of the British Empire, 210

“For Merit,” motto of Order of Merit, 199-200

“For Valour,” motto on Victoria Cross, 213

Fouché, 31

Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 76

French Crown Jewels, 168

Garrard, Messrs., Court Jewellers, 39, 41, 43, 87, 137, 150

Garter, composition of the, 195

Gawler, Colonel John Cox, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223

Gentlemen of the Blood, meaning of the phrase, 193

George I, 68, 123

George II, 123

George III, 57, 76, 123, 161

George IV, 52, 76, 161

George V, 13, 37, 38, 81, 107, 172, 210

German Emperor, the, 26, 194

German lady, interesting story of, and Crown Jewels, 25

Ghost, Earl of Northumberland’s, story of, 19, 20 Story of Queen Anne Boleyn’s, 21

Godfrey, Charles, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Golconda, King of, 151

Gold maces, 68, 69

Gough, General Sir Hugh, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223

Great Gems, romance of the. See Romance of the Great Gems

Great Moghul diamond, the, 167

Great Mogul, the, 151

Great Tragedy, the, 91-108

Great War, the, 13, 26, 33, 67, 172, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219

Haig, Field-Marshal Earl, 197

Hampton Court, 113

Henrietta Maria, widow of Charles I, 167

Henry III, 14, 110

Henry V, 146, 149

Henry VII, 148

Henry VIII, 54, 95, 112, 114, 116, 117, 120, 224

Henry IV of France, 166, 167

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, 18, 20

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, father of above, 20

Heriot the Astronomer, 18

“Honi soit qui mal y pense,” motto of the Order of the Garter, 192, 195

Hope diamond, the, 168

“Hotspur.” See Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

House of Commons, 68, 92, 93

House of Lords, 42, 80, 92

Hyde, Lord Chancellor, 132, 237

“Imperatricis Auspicus,” motto of Order of Indian Empire, 208

Imperial Crown of India, 35, 38-39, 228

Imperial Mantle or Pall of Cloth of Gold, 84

Imperial State Crown, 35, 228

Imperial War Museum, 27

Income taken from visitors to Jewel House, 90

Inthronisation, the, 88

Iron Gate, 185, 186

James I, 16, 118, 171

James II, 40, 57, 68, 73, 104, 105, 106, 141, 160, 167

Jewel House, the, 11-33 et seq.

Jewelled State Sword, 51-53, 84, 229

Katherine, widow of Henry V, 148

Katherine of Aragon, 114, 115

Keeper of the Jewel House— Appointment of the first by Henry III, 14 Christmas box of, 129 Office suppressed in 1782, 124 Office duties of, transferred to Lord Chamberlain, 124 Office lays dormant for years, 124 Office revived by Queen Victoria, 124 Perquisites of, 127-135 Robes worn by, 139 Salaries of, 127-134 Sergeant Painter seeks post of, 135, 136 Sir Gilbert Talbot’s account of the ancient rights and privileges of office, 131-132 Tips of, 130

Keepers of the Jewel House, List of, Appendix A, 221-223

Khojeh, Raphael, 165

King Harold, 94

King’s Coronation Ring, presented by William IV to Princess Victoria, 56, 229

King’s Orb, 47, 48, 49, 229

King’s Royal Sceptre, 43

King’s Sceptre with the Dove, 44, 45, 87

King’s State Crown, 36, 37, 38, 50, 57

Knight Commander, 203, 204

Knights of the Bath, 201, 202, 203

Knights of the Garter, 194, 195, 196, 198

Koh-i-Nur diamond, the, 41, 151-159, 168 Model of, 58-59, 231

Lady Jane Grey, 117

Lawley, Sir Francis, Keeper of the Jewel House, 122, 222

Lawrence, Sir John, and the Koh-i-Nur diamond, 156-157

Lieutenants’ Lodgings, 21

List of the Regalia. See Regalia, complete list of the

Long, Sir Robert, 236

Lyttleton, Sir Richard, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Loftus, Captain Arthur John, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223

Lord Auckland, 155

Lord Chamberlain, duties of, 124

Lord Gough, 155

Lord Manchester, 134

Lord Roberts, 213

Louis XIV, 167

Lowndes, Mrs., 131 n., 232

Low, General Sir Robert, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 126, 223

Lucknow, 26

Mace-bearers, 69

Maces, 229

Macheson, Major, 157

Maharajah Punjeet Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, 155

Maharajah of Patiala, 167

Mahomed Shah, 152, 153, 154

Martin Tower, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, 175, 176, 180, 183

Mary of Modena, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 105, 106

Mary, Queen, 41, 107

Master of King’s Wardrobe, 110

Maundy Dish, 74, 76, 107, 231

Maundy Money, 75, 107

Maundy Thursday, 75, 107

Merry England, 175

Mezeray, 72

Middle Tower, 16, 17, 185. See also Martin Tower

Middleton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Frederick, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223

Mildenhall, Robert de, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221

Mildmay, Sir Henry, Keeper of the Jewel House, 118-121, 131, 134, 222, 234, 236, 238, 240, 244

Military Cross, 216

Military Medal, 217

Mint, bombs on, 173

Mitcham, archæological discovery at, 96

Modern invention, a, 114

More, Sir Thomas, 115, 116

Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael, 205-206

Mountague, Heneage, Keeper of the Jewel House, 122-123, 222

Mountain of Light. See Koh-i-Nur diamond

Nadir Shah, King of Persia, 152, 153

Napoleon, 203

“Nemo me impure lacessit,” motto of Order of the Thistle, 197

Neville, William, Lord Abergavenny, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 166

Northumberland’s walk, 19. See also Ghost, Earl of Northumberland’s

Oak of Boscobel, 38

Old Pretender, the, 161

Orb, the, ancient Christian emblem, 47, 81 Its use in Coronation ceremony, 84

Orbs, description of, 47, 48

Order of the Bath, 200-201

Order of the British Empire, 210

Orders of Chivalry, 191-219

Order of the Crown of India, 210-211

Order of the Garter, 56, 191-194

Order of the Golden Fleece, 201

Order of the Indian Empire, 206, 207, 210

Order of Merit, 199

Order of St. Patrick, 198-199

Order of the Star of India, 207

Order of the Thistle, 196, 197-198

Orloff diamond, the story of the, 165

Owen Tudor, husband of Katherine Henry V’s widow, 149

Pall of Cloth of Gold. See Imperial Mantle

Parrett, confederate of Col. Blood, 150, 183, 187

Patiala, Maharajah of, 167

Paulet, William, 116-118

Pearl of Portugal, deterioration of, 169-170

Pearls, description of, 169-170

Pitt, Mr., Governor of Madras, owner of Regent diamond, 168

Plate, Ecclesiastical— Ampulla or Golden Eagle, 71, 230 Anointing Spoon, the, 73-74, 230 Flagons, 77, 78 Gold alms dish, 77, 78 Gold baptismal font, 76, 230 Maundy Dish, 74, 75, 76 William and Mary’s alms dish, 74, 230 Charles II’s font, 77

Plate, Royal— Exeter’s and Plymouth’s contribution to the, 63, 103 King Charles’ wine fountain, 230 Queen Elizabeth’s gold salt-cellar, 62, 66 Renewal of, by Charles II, 17 St. George’s Salts, 65-66 State salt-cellar, 63-65, 230 Twelve golden salt-spoons, 66, 230 Two golden tankards, 67, 230

Plymouth, 103, 104. See also Plate, Royal

Polar Star diamond, Russian, 166

Political agitation in India, 208

Postern Row, 29

Premier Mine, South Africa, 164

Prince of Wales’ Coronet, 42

Prince of Wales’ Crown, 42, 228

Princess Augusta, 76

Princess Victoria, 85

Punjab, the, 155, 156

Puritan, description of a, 93

Queen Consorts, ceremony of the Coronation of, 89

Queen Elizabeth’s gold salt-cellar, 103

Queen Elizabeth’s pearl ear-rings, 37, 38, 170, 171, 172

Queen Mary’s Crown, description of the, 41-48

Queen Mary of Modena. See Mary of Modena

Queen Victoria and the story of the Coronation Ring, 56, 86

Queen Victoria’s baptismal font, 76

Queen’s Coronation Ring, 229

Queen’s Ivory Rod, description of, 46

Queen’s Orb, 47, 48, 49, 229

Queen’s Sceptre with the Cross, description of, 45, 46

Queen’s Sceptre with the Dove, description of, 46

“Quis separabit?” motto of Order of St. Patrick, 198, 199

Raleigh, Sir Walter. See Sir Walter Raleigh

Regalia, the— Abbot and Monks of Westminster first guardians of, 13 Abbot Wenlock’s imprisonment for stealing, 14 Alexandre de Pershore steals Crown Jewels, 14 Ampulla, or Golden Eagle, 72, 73 Anointing spoon, 73 Baptismal font of Charles II, 76, 77 Bargaining with Crown Jewels, 93 Black Prince’s Ruby, story of the, 144-151 Bogus jewel, a, 57-58 Bracelets, 55 Cage constructed to contain, 19 Cap of Maintenance, 36, 38, 39 Catalogue of Coronation robes destroyed, 101 Chapel of the Pix, Westminster Abbey, first Treasure House, 13 Chubb, Messrs., construct mechanical safeguards for safety of, 25 Colonel Blood and Crown Jewels, story of, 174-190 Colonel Blood’s attempt to steal Jewels draws attention to its insecurity, 19 Commonwealth and, 91-108 Complete list of Regalia, Appendix C, 228-231 Crown, Sceptre, and Orb re-made in Charles I’s reign, 17 Coronation rings, 55 Coronation ring bequeathed to George III by Cardinal York, 57 Coronation ring of Edward the Confessor, 57 Coronation robes, 101 Crown jewels destroyed by order of Cromwell’s Parliament, 92 Crown of Alfred the Great, melting down of, 94 Cullinan diamond, model of, 59 Cullinan diamond, story of the, 161-165 Damage to, by Colonel Blood, 104, 105 Ecclesiastical Plate, 71-79 Edward the Confessor’s Sapphire, story of, 159-160 Exeter presents Charles II with State salt-cellar, 63 Fire imperils the, 22 Flagons, the, 77 Gold maces, description and uses of, 68 Gold tankards, 67 Golden alms dish, 78 Golden Eagle. See Ampulla Golden Spurs, 54; sale of, 96 Great Tragedy, the, 91-108 Great Gems, romance of the, 143-173 Ingenious stories re Crown Jewels during Great War, 30-32 Inventory of portions of Regalia broken up and sold by order of Parliament, 97, 99 Jewelled State Sword, 52, 53 Keepers of Regalia, Appendix A, 221-223 King’s Sceptre, great value of, 44 Koh-i-Nur, model of, 58-59 Koh-i-Nur, story of the, 151-159 Lodged in White Tower, 15 Martin Tower, Treasure House, 17 Maundy Dish, 74-76 Mitcham, excavation at, 96 “Mountain of Light, the,” 59 Official Keeper first appointed, 14 Orbs, the, 47-49 Plate, public offers to supplement destroyed emblems, 103-108 Plymouth presents Charles II with wine fountain, 63 Queen’s Sceptre with the Dove, 46 Queen’s Orb originated by Mary of Orange, 48 Queen Elizabeth’s gold salt-cellar, 62, 66 Queen Elizabeth’s gold ear-rings, stories of the, 167-173 Renewal of Plate in Charles I’s reign, 17 Renewal of destroyed emblems, 101-103 Richard de Podelicote buys Crown Jewels, 14 Royal Plate, 61-70 Royal emblems taken to Westminster Abbey at Coronations, 80 Royal Crowns, 34-43 St. George’s Salts, 65, 66 St. George’s Spurs. See Golden Spurs Sale of portions of the, 93, 95, 96 Sceptres, the, 43-47 Silver trumpets, 67 Star of Africa, 37, 41, 43, 44, 59, 161-165 Story of Coronation Ring and Queen Victoria, 85-88 Story of St. George’s Salts, 65 Strong cage constructed to contain, 19 Stuart Sapphire, 160-161 Sword of State, the, 53 Swords Spiritual, Temporal, and of Mercy, 54 Talbot Edwards sole guardian of, 18 Transferred to Tower, 14 Twelve gold salt-spoons, 66 Wakefield Tower present abode of, 22

Regalia, complete list of the, 228-231

Regent, or Pitt diamond, 168

Relief of Chitral, 125

Restoration, 62, 63, 74

Richard III, 148

Richard of Gloucester, 24

Rod of Justice and Equity. See Sceptres

Romance of the Great Gems, 143-173

Rose of England, 43, 51

Royal Assent, the, 68

Royal Bounty, ancient custom of distributing, 75

Royal Crowns of England, 35, 81, 228

Royal Mint, bomb dropped on, 28

Royal Plate. See Plate, Royal

Royal Victorian Order, 209

Ruby, Black Prince’s. See Black Prince’s Ruby

St. Edward’s Chair, 88

St. Edward’s Crown, 35, 87, 101, 105

St. Edward’s Staff, 47, 101, 105, 106

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, 195

St. George’s Salts, 65-66, 104

St. George’s Spurs, 54, 96, 106, 229

St. John’s Chapel, White Tower, 15, 24, 202

St. John the Evangelist, legend of, and the Coronation Ring of Edward the Confessor, 159

St. Patrick’s Jewels, theft of, 19, 25

St. Paul’s, 175

St. Peter ad Vincula, 70

St. Thomas’ Tower, 29

Salts of State. See Plate, Royal

Samuel, the prophet, 12

Sanci diamond, the story of, 166

Saul, King, 12, 55

Sceptres— James I’s Sceptre with the Dove, 228 King’s Royal Sceptre with the Cross, 43 King’s Sceptre with the Dove, 44, 45, 87, 228 Queen’s Ivory Rod, 46 Queen’s Sceptre with the Cross, 45, 81, 228 Queen’s Sceptre with the Dove, 46, 81, 228 Rod of Justice and Equity, 47 St. Edward’s Staff, 47, 228

“Scotland for Ever,” painting by Lady Butler, 125

Sergeant Painter, 135, 243

Sergeant, story of a courageous, 22

Sergeants-at-arms, 62, 68, 69, 89

Shah diamond, the, 165, 166

Shah of Persia, 168

Shamrock of Ireland, 51

Sherlock Holmes, 31

Silver trumpets, used at Coronations, etc., 67

Sinn Feiners, 198

Sir Edward Walker quoted, 101-102

Sir Gilbert Talbot’s MSS., 121-122, Appendix D, 232-249. See also, Talbot, Sir Gilbert

Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, 167

Sir Robert Brackenbury, Constable of the Tower, 24

Sir Thomas More. See More, Thomas

Sir Robert Vyner, Court Jeweller, 48, 54, 55, 72, 100, 106, 182

Sir Walter Raleigh, never imprisoned in White Tower, 15 and fn. 1

Solomon, throne of, 12

Somerset, the Lord Protector, 117

South African War, 212

Sporley, 94

Star of Africa, 37, 41, 43, 44, 59, 161-165

Stars of South Africa, 164-165

Story relating to St. George’s Salts, 65

Strange appointment, a, 116

Stuart sapphire, 37, 160-161

Sword of Justice, 96

Sword of Mercy, 96. See also “Curtana”

Sword of State, 53, 82, 229

Sword Spiritual, 54, 96, 229

Sword Temporal, 54, 96, 229

Talbot Edwards, Assistant Keeper of the Jewel House, 18, 175-184, 248

Talbot, Sir Gilbert, Keeper of the Jewel House— And James II, 106 Appeal to Charles on behalf of Talbot Edwards, 177 Grievances and complaints of, 131-134 His MSS., Appendix D, 232-249 His suspicions of the sentry, 185 In impoverished circumstances, 121 Made Master and Treasurer of the Jewel House by James, 122 Neglect of duty, 104 Our debt to, 130 Petitions Charles II, 132 Preamble of, 131-132 Resided chiefly at Whitehall, 18

Talent, equivalent 12

Tavernier, French traveller, 151

Thistle of Scotland, 51

Thomas à Beckett, 111

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 112, 113, 114, 115, 194, 130, 224

Three Reproaches, the, 193

Tower from Within, The, referred to, 202 n.

Tower of London— Air raids and, 26-29 Anne Boleyn’s imprisonment in, 17 Armoury, the, 19, 22 Bloody Tower, 20, 21, 22, 24, 180, 184 Bombs dropped near, 26-29 Builder of, 159 Bulwark Gate, 185 Byward Tower, 185 Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, 176 Colonel Blood’s crime, 174-190 Crown Jewels placed in Martin Tower by Charles II, 17 Doubt about name of Martin in Martin Tower, 16, 17 Executions at, 105, 116 German air-raids and the, 26 German lady’s visit to, during Great War, 25-26 Ghosts in, 20, 21 Henry Percy murdered in, 20 Henry VI murdered in, 23, 24 Heriot’s imprisonment in, 18 Hotspur’s imprisonment in, 18, 20 Iron Gate, 185, 186 Jewel Houses of, 15, 16 Lieutenants’ Lodgings, 21 Martin Tower, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, 175, 176, 180 Middle Tower, 16, 17, 185 Murder of Princes in, 24 Northumberland’s Walk, 19 Once the residence of monarchs, 23 Queen Elizabeth’s imprisonment in, 23 Special Jewel House built in 1597, 16 Sir Robert Brackenbury, Constable of Tower, 24 St. John’s Chapel, 15 St. Thomas’ Tower, 29 Sir Walter Raleigh’s confinement in, 15 Thomas Cromwell escorts Anne Boleyn to, 115 Traitors’ Gate, 22 Visits to see Crown Jewels, 90 Viscount Rocheford’s imprisonment in, 17 Wakefield Tower, 22, 23, 24, 33 White Tower, 15, 24, 33, 63, 80

Townshend, Charles, Lord Lynn, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Tragedy, the Great. See Great Tragedy

Traitor’s Gate, 22

Treasure House of the King, 12

Tsar of Russia, the late, 165

Two young Princes, murder and burial of by Richard, 24

Union of South Africa, 161, 162, 164

Vane, Henry, Earl of Darlington, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222

Victoria, Queen, 56, 67, 76, 77, 85, 104, 124, 125, 157, 158, 161, 171, 205, 206, 209, 211, 214

Victoria Cross, 211-214

Victoria Cross Warrant, quoted, 212

Vyner, Sir Robert. See Sir Robert Vyner

Wakefield, William de, 23

Wakefield Tower, 22, 23, 24, 33

Westminster Abbey, 13, 14, 33, 81, 110, 159

Whitehall, 18, 244

White Tower, 15, 24, 33, 63, 180 St. John’s Chapel in, 15, 24, 202

William and Mary, 48, 68, 74, 76, 78, 106, 107

William de Wakefield. See Wakefield Tower

William III, 48

William IV, 56, 85, 161

William the Conqueror, 159, 172, 173

Windsor Castle, 32, 33, 76

Wolsey, Cardinal, 112, 113

Wyndham, Lieut.-Col. Charles, Keeper of the Jewel House, 124, 223

Wynne, Sir Arthur, Keeper of the Jewel House, 31, 126, 223

Younghusband, family of, 18 n. See also Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Younghusband, Major-Gen. Sir George, 126, 223

Footnotes

Footnote 1:

It is very clear from all historical records that Sir Walter Raleigh was never imprisoned in the White Tower, so that a misguiding notice in the crypt might well be removed.

Footnote 2:

This Henry Percy, “Hotspur,” appears as an early ancestor in the genealogy of the Younghusband family.

Footnote 3:

See Chapter XI.

Footnote 4:

See Chapter X.

Footnote 5:

See p. 151.

Footnote 6:

See p. 162.

Footnote 7:

_The Crown Jewels of England_, by Younghusband and Davenport, p. 34.

Footnote 8:

See p. 96.

Footnote 9:

From the Coronation Service.

Footnote 10:

_The Crown Jewels of England_, by Major-General Sir George Younghusband and Cyril Davenport.

Footnote 11:

A stole made of cloth of gold.

Footnote 12:

See p. 73.

Footnote 13:

_The Crown Jewels of England_, by Younghusband and Davenport.

Footnote 14:

See p. 74.

Footnote 15:

See p. 78.

Footnote 16:

See Appendix B.

Footnote 17:

Now spelt Glenorchy.

Footnote 18:

See Appendix A for list of Keepers from 1042-1920.

Footnote 19:

From the MS. written in 1680, in possession of Mrs. Lowndes. See Appendix D.

Footnote 20:

See p. 183.

Footnote 21:

Afterwards Lord Lawrence and Viceroy of India.

Footnote 22:

See _The Tower from Within_, Chapter VIII.

Footnote 23:

Victoria Cross Warrant, 1856.

Footnote 24:

These have been lately considerably increased.

Footnote 25:

Eighteen million medals are in course of being struck.

Footnote 26:

Named at various periods, Master and Treasurer of the Jewel House, Keeper of the Regalia, Keeper of the Crown Jewels, and as now Keeper of the Jewel House.

Footnote 27:

Enjoined.

Footnote 28:

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, temp. Henry VIII.

Footnote 29:

King Charles II.

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