Famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1900)
Malan, Alfred Henry, editor · New York, G. P. Putnam's son; London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 380
el helmet;helmet of OliverCromwell and an-other Puritan helmet;a square paintedshield of the reign of Edward IV.; a pair of large two-handedswords; several Claymores; a swivel arquebuse, taken from aFrench privateer off the west coast of Ireland in the last cen-tury. An Italian trousseau chest, and… … IN THE ARMOURY 354 Marwich Castle by a Pope Gregory for the suppression of piracy in the Levant;and there are many more interesting pieces of armour whichspace forbids describing. This Great Hall witnessed, in June, 1312, the grim and im-pressive trial by torchlight of Piers Gaveston, when the…
Historic buildings · Country homes · Dwellings
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