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"The crown of William I and his successors was a plain circlet heightened with four spikes having trefoil heads." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 assume a form resembling that of fleurs-de-lys." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 in the dignity of its aspect." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

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 between each pair of the leaves." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 and as many smaller leaves of a deeply serrated type, rising with graceful curves from the jewelled circlet, and haing eight small flowers alternating with the leaves." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 fleurs-de-lys only, alternating with small clusters of pearls." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"Upon his seal as earl of Chester, the same sovereign has the circlet of his open crown heightened with…

"A crown which appears on the great seal of Henry VIII." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"A crown which appears on the great seal of Henry VIII." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The crown of the Stuart sovereigns, the first kings of Great Britain, James I and Charles I, had four arches, each of the eight semi-arches springing from the alternating crosses and fleurs-de-lys of the circlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 to King's College Chapel, Cambridge, the royal motto is inscribed upon the circlet." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 earlier type; and, indeed, it differed only in its proportions from the crown of more recent times." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 earlier type; and, indeed, it differed only in its proportions from the crown of more recent times." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"The crown made for Charles II and also worn by James II, William III, and Anne, closely resembled an…

A recent form of the English Crown.

Crown

A recent form of the English Crown.

"The crown made for the coronation of Queen Victoria, has its entire surface completely covered with jewels, its circlet, crosses, fleurs-de-lys, arches, and mound being alike in displaying varieties of the same precious constructive materials." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"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 from the circlet." -Hall, 1862

Celestial Crown

"CELESTIAL CROWN. Distinguished from any other crown by the stars on the points or rays that proceed…