The History of Belvoir Castle: From the Norman Conquest to the Nineteenth Century: Accompanied by a Description of the Present Castle, and Critical Notes of the Paintings,tapestry, Statuary, &c., with which it is Enriched |
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... Interesting memorial of that event - Death of the Duchess , 1825 - Her character - Death of the Duchess Dowager , 1831 - Of Lord Robert Manners - Visit of the Queen Dowager to Belvoir Castle , 1839 - Speeches and character of the ...
... Interesting memorial of that event - Death of the Duchess , 1825 - Her character - Death of the Duchess Dowager , 1831 - Of Lord Robert Manners - Visit of the Queen Dowager to Belvoir Castle , 1839 - Speeches and character of the ...
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... interesting monuments in the Temple Church , " the figure of a young knight in mail , and a flowing mantle , with a kind of cowl ; his hair neatly curled at the sides ; his crown appears shaven . His hands are elevated in a praying ...
... interesting monuments in the Temple Church , " the figure of a young knight in mail , and a flowing mantle , with a kind of cowl ; his hair neatly curled at the sides ; his crown appears shaven . His hands are elevated in a praying ...
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... interesting , developement of love for the scene of so many divine wonders , had succeeded ; that of a painful , self - denying , perilous pilgrimage . To satisfy these longings of fervent piety ; which , if they savoured too much of ...
... interesting , developement of love for the scene of so many divine wonders , had succeeded ; that of a painful , self - denying , perilous pilgrimage . To satisfy these longings of fervent piety ; which , if they savoured too much of ...
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... interesting , as illustrating the nature , in those days , of the payment , which we now call mortuary : " I bequeath , according to custom , my best beast . " This was generally the most valuable horse , in the possession of persons of ...
... interesting , as illustrating the nature , in those days , of the payment , which we now call mortuary : " I bequeath , according to custom , my best beast . " This was generally the most valuable horse , in the possession of persons of ...
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... interesting medley , intituled " Remains concerning Britain " gives a list of surnames , whose derivation he fixes , from certain peculiarities of the bearer of each sur- name , either territorial or personal . Manners he derives from ...
... interesting medley , intituled " Remains concerning Britain " gives a list of surnames , whose derivation he fixes , from certain peculiarities of the bearer of each sur- name , either territorial or personal . Manners he derives from ...
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admirable afterwards appears April architecture argent arms barons beautiful Belvoir Castle born Bottesford Bottesford Church buried canvas Captain chancel chapel character Charles colouring common coronet Countess Croxton daughter death died Duchess of Rutland Duke of Rutland Earl of Rutland Edward eldest Elizabeth England father feet figures flowers France garter George grace Grantham gules head Henry honour horse impaling inches inscription John July June king knight Knipton Lady land Landscape late Duchess latter Leicester Lincolnshire Lord Robert Manners Lord Ros majesty manor Marquis of Granby married master monument Muston Nichols noble painted painter panel parliament person picture portion portraits present Prince principal Priory queen regent's gallery Robert de Ros Robert de Todeni Robert Manners Roos royal Sept sepult side Sir Gervase Lucas Sir Robert Stathern Staunton style taste Thomas Thoroton tower wife William de Albini Woolsthorpe