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The Book of Princes and Princesses

Chapter 4: COLOURED PLATES
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About This Book

A series of short, child-friendly biographies and historical sketches that retell the lives of various princes and princesses drawn from older sources. Each piece presents anecdote and character detail to show youthful habits, personal struggles, successes, and misfortunes without strict chronological ordering. The prose balances factual material and storytelling flourishes to make historical personages approachable, often underlining moral or human lessons. Numerous illustrations and plates accompany the narratives to support comprehension and engagement.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COLOURED PLATES

(Engraved by Messrs. André & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey)
Camilla tells her Tale (p. 4.)Frontispiece
The Oubliettesto face p.58
Inga trusts the Baby to Erlend"80
Marie Louise makes her Petition to the King"104
The Red Rose for Lancaster, the White Rose for York"158
'You are the first King who has entered Sanctuary'"176
William Longsword is proud of his Son Richard"200
Isabel 'in the dark evenings'"276

FULL-PAGE PLATES

'Why did they ever let these beasts enter?'to face p.20
'Open, I want Papa.' 'Sire, I must not let in your Majesty'"34
Inga endures the Ordeal of the Hot Iron"92
Richard's last Charge on Bosworth Field"168
Frederick practises his Flute even when out Hunting"224
Frederick bids farewell to Katte"240
Marie Antoinette and Mozart"250
'Led by the King and the Dauphin'"262
Marie Antoinette goes Hunting with the Dauphin"270

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

PAGE
Bonaparte commands his first Army9
Bonaparte hears the 'Marseillaise' for the first time18
Bonaparte in the Battery of the Fearless26
Feeding the Gazelles with Tobacco31
Napoleon shows the Portrait to the Generals39
Jeanne and the King63
Jeanne's rudeness to the Duke of Clèves70
The Cardinal reads the King's Letter to Jeanne74
'To make him grow taller'84
Marie Louise receives the Visits of Condolence102
Two Spanish Gentlemen rescue the Queen116
The Camarera Mayor gets her Ears boxed!120
The Queen envies the Flemish Skaters127
'If capture is sure blow up the vessel,' she said131
Lady Dalkeith's Journey to Dover135
'She only waved him out of her path'143
'Here, Madame,' said Mazarin, 'are the prizes for a lottery'149
Herbert brings little Henry to his Wife's Tent161
The King shows Elizabeth her Map of Destiny178
'Desolate and dismayed'187
The Queen entrusts little Richard to the Cardinal191
'Elizabeth goes to the inn to meet the conspirators'195
The Truss of Hay209
The Wig-inspector at Work215
'Good gracious, what a figure! Why, she looks like a little dwarf'220
'He stamped it down with his heavy boot'229
Brother and Sister meet again248
She delighted in her Dancing Lessons257
The Swiss Guard present Arms to Marie Antoinette267
'Look, look!' she cried to her brothers and sisters278
Richard and Isabel come to London284
The King stops the Duel290
Richard's last Farewell to Isabel295
King Richard, Duke Henry and Math the Greyhound298