"The crown of William I and his successors was a plain circlet heightened with four spikes having trefoil…
"Henry I enriched the plain circlet with gems, and on his great seal the trefoils of his fathers crown…
"The effigies of Henry II, Richard I, John, and their queens, show the crown to have made such an advance…
"The crown of Henry III has a plain circlet heightened with trefoils, a slightly raised point intervening…
"The truly beautiful crown of Edward II as it is represented in his effigy, was formed of four large…
"Upon his seal as earl of Chester, the same sovereign has the circlet of his open crown heightened with…
"The crown of the Stuart sovereigns, the first kings of Great Britain, James I and Charles I, had four…
"Drawn from the royal achievement of Henry VII, sculptured with great spirit above the south entrance…
"The form of the arches shown appear for the first time upon the great seal of Edward VI." — Encyclopedia…
"The crown made for Charles II and also worn by James II, William III, and Anne, closely resembled an…
"The crown made for Charles II and also worn by James II, William III, and Anne, closely resembled an…
"The crown made for the coronation of Queen Victoria, has its entire surface completely covered with…
"CELESTIAL CROWN. Distinguished from any other crown by the stars on the points or rays that proceed…