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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... NOBLE ANCESTORS , AND TO DESCRIBE THE VALUABLE WORKS OF ART IN BELVOIR CASTLE , IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY HIS GRACE'S OBEDIENT , HUMBLE SERVANT , IRVIN ELLER . CONTENTS . FIRST PERIOD , A. D. 1066—1247 . Belvoir. THE DUKE OF RUTLAND ...
... NOBLE ANCESTORS , AND TO DESCRIBE THE VALUABLE WORKS OF ART IN BELVOIR CASTLE , IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY HIS GRACE'S OBEDIENT , HUMBLE SERVANT , IRVIN ELLER . CONTENTS . FIRST PERIOD , A. D. 1066—1247 . Belvoir. THE DUKE OF RUTLAND ...
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... noble position of Belvoir Castle would lead the observer to expect , that its site must always have been an object of great interest to the successive dynasties of people , who in their turn were lords of the country . Considerable ...
... noble position of Belvoir Castle would lead the observer to expect , that its site must always have been an object of great interest to the successive dynasties of people , who in their turn were lords of the country . Considerable ...
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... noble Norman , who , as his Standard - bearer , marshalled him on to the conquest of so fair and valuable a territory as England , had approved himself as the person most capable , perhaps , among his distinguished compeers , of the ...
... noble Norman , who , as his Standard - bearer , marshalled him on to the conquest of so fair and valuable a territory as England , had approved himself as the person most capable , perhaps , among his distinguished compeers , of the ...
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... noble Norman , " who will dispose , and not he ” . The Castle was surrendered on the Feast of St. Andrew : and John highly enraged at the length of the siege , the loss of so many men , and the vast charge incurred ; commanded that all ...
... noble Norman , " who will dispose , and not he ” . The Castle was surrendered on the Feast of St. Andrew : and John highly enraged at the length of the siege , the loss of so many men , and the vast charge incurred ; commanded that all ...
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... noble in blood ; but nobler still in christian piety . For since he had no children for his heirs , though many importunate kinsmen , he made Christ , the heir of his best and fairest possessions . " Sir Walter Espec married early in ...
... noble in blood ; but nobler still in christian piety . For since he had no children for his heirs , though many importunate kinsmen , he made Christ , the heir of his best and fairest possessions . " Sir Walter Espec married early in ...
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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