The crown jewels of England

About this eBook

Author

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941

Title

The Crown Jewels of England

Original Publication

London: Cassell and Company, 1919.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament

Subject

Crown jewels -- Great Britain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78796

Release Date

June 1, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.The Crown Jewels of England.
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE
6. 6.CONTENTS
7. 7.LIST OF PLATES
8. 8.CHAPTER I The Coronation
9. 9.CHAPTER II The Regalia
10. 10.CHAPTER III The Royal Crowns — THE KING’S CROWNS — THE QUEEN’S CROWNS — THE PRINCE OF WALES’ CROWN
11. 11.CHAPTER IV The Royal Sceptres — THE KING’S ROYAL SCEPTRE WITH THE CROSS — THE KING’S SCEPTRE WITH THE DOVE — THE QUEEN’S SCEPTRE WITH THE CROSS — THE QUEEN’S SCEPTRE WITH THE DOVE — THE QUEEN’S IVORY ROD — ST. EDWARD’S STAFF
12. 12.CHAPTER V The Royal Orbs — THE KING’S ORB — THE QUEEN’S ORB
13. 13.CHAPTER VI The Lesser Regalia — THE AMPULLA — THE SPOON — THE SWORDS — THE JEWELLED SWORD OF STATE — THE SPURS — THE BRACELETS
14. 14.CHAPTER VII The King’s Plate — THE BAPTISMAL FONT — THE MAUNDY DISH — FLAGON AND ALMS DISH OF WILLIAM AND MARY — THE WINE FOUNTAIN OF CHARLES II. — QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SALT-CELLAR — ST. GEORGE’S SALTS — THE SALT OF STATE — THE MACES — THE STATE TRUMPETS
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII The Greater Gems in the Jewel House — THE KOH-I-NUR — THE BLACK PRINCE’S RUBY — THE STAR OF AFRICA — THE STUART SAPPHIRE — SAPPHIRE OF ST. EDWARD — QUEEN ELIZABETH’S EARRINGS
16. 16.CHAPTER IX The Throne of England — THE THRONE OF ENGLAND KNOWN AS ST. EDWARD’S CHAIR — THE CORONATION BOOK
17. 17.CHAPTER X The Regal Vestments
18. 18.APPENDIX A
19. 19.APPENDIX B The Coronation Service ( Such portions as are concerned with the Regalia )
20. 20.APPENDIX C Keepers of the Regalia ⁠ [6]
21. 21.INDEX
22. 22.Untitled

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