INDEX
- Abbot Wenlock, imprisonment of, 14
- Agincourt, 146, 147, 148
- Air Force, the, 216, 217
- Air raids on London, 26-29
- Alexandre de Pershore, monk who stole Crown Jewels, 14
- Alfred, King, crown of, 13
- Ammonites, crown of King of the, 12
- Ampulla, or Golden Eagle, 71-74, 82, 101, 106
- Anne, Queen, 40, 197
- Anne Boleyn, 113, 114, 115, 116
- Anointing Spoon, the, 73, 82, 106
- Anointing the King, ancient origin of, 82
- Armilla, or Stole, 84, 101
- Armoury, the, 19, 22
- Aurungzabe, Emperor, treasury of, 167
- “Auspicium Melioris,” motto of Order of St. Michael, 206
- Battle of Agincourt, 146-147
- Battle of Najera, 145
- Beckham, Captain, 184, 186
- Biddulph, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Michael, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223
- Bishop Fisher, 115
- Bishop of Carlisle, 111
- Black Prince, 143, 144, 145, 146
- Black Prince’s Ruby, 37, 38, 93, 105, 144-151, 182, 183
- Blood, Colonel. See Colonel Blood
- Bloody Tower, 20, 21, 22, 24, 180, 184
- Boleyn, Anne. See Anne Boleyn
- Boleyn, George, Viscount Rochefort, 17, 21
- “Bolleyn,” inscribed on wall in Martin Tower, 17
- Bombs, dropped near Tower, 26-28
- Boscobel. See Oak of Boscobel
- Bracelets, ancient insignia of Royalty, 55
- British Empire, expansion of, 189
- Broad Seal of England, 131
- Brudenell, Hon. James, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Bulwark Gate, 185
- Burglars viewing the Crown Jewels, 25
- Burmah War of 1886-1887, 215
- Byward Tower, 185
- Cage in Jewel House, 21
- Campbell, John, Lord Glenorchie, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Cap of Maintenance, 36, 38, 39
- Cardinal York, 57
- Catherine the Great, 165
- Cavalieri, 205
- Chapel of the Pix, 13
- Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, 78, 176
- Charles I, 16, 62, 72, 118, 119, 120, 134, 160, 171, 234
- Charles II, 17, 24, 37, 43, 48, 50, 54, 55, 57, 63, 65, 68, 69, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 93, 94, 95, 104, 107, 118, 119, 121, 132, 135, 160, 161, 174, 177, 188, 189, 232
- Charles the Bold of Burgundy, 166
- Chitterne, Thomas, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221
- Chubb, Messrs., the mechanical safeguards of, 25
- Colonel Blood, 19, 25, 103, 104, 105, 122, 174-190
- Commonwealth, 13, 17, 35, 36, 47, 48, 53, 62, 74, 83
- Commonwealth, tragedy of, 91-108
- Companions of Honour, decoration, 215
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, 217
- Coronation, ceremony of the, described, 80-90
- Coronation ceremony of Queen Consort, 89-90
- Coronation Chair, 87
- Coronation of King George IV, Sir George Naylor’s book, referred to, 140
- Coronation Proclamation, 67
- Coronation Ring, 55-57, 85
- Coronation Ring of Edward the Confessor, 38
- Coronation Service, extract from, 87
- Coster, Messrs., and the Cullinan diamond, 59, 163
- Crime of Colonel Blood. See Colonel Blood
- Crimean War, 211
- Cromwell, 171
- Cromwell, Thomas. See Thomas Cromwell
- Cross of St. George, 56
- Crown of Alfred the Great, 94-98
- Crown of Queen Edith, 94, 98
- Crowns of England. See Royal Crowns of England
- Crown, ancient mark of sovereignty, 11, 12
- Crown Jewels. See Regalia, the
- Crown Jewels of England, The, alluded to, 97, fn. 7
- Crown Jewels of England, The, quotations from, 97-100
- Crown Jewels and the European War, 172
- Cullinan diamond. See Star of Africa
- Cullinan, Mr. T. M., 162
- “Curtana,” or the Sword of Mercy, 54
- Daffodil of Wales, 43
- David, King, 12, 55
- Demidoff, Prince, 167
- Distinguished Conduct Medal, 217
- Distinguished Flying Cross, 217
- Distinguished Service Cross, 216
- Distinguished Service Medal, 217
- Distinguished Service Order, 214-215
- “Doing Something-or-other Order,” 215
- Don Pedro, King of Castille, 144, 145
- Duc d’Alençon, 147
- Duc d’Orleans, Regent of France, 168
- Duchess of Brunswick. See Princess Augusta
- Duke of Wellington, Constable of the Tower, 124
- Earl of Essex. See Thomas Cromwell
- East India Company, 155, 156
- Ecclesiastical Plate. See Plate, Ecclesiastical
- Eden, Hon. Emily, 155
- Edward I, 14
- Edward III, 111, 144, 192
- Edward VII, 19, 25, 35, 43, 86, 107, 125, 161, 162, 163, 172, 199, 209
- Edward the Confessor, 13, 36, 57, 110, 159, 160
- Edward the Confessor’s Staff and Coronation Ring, 13
- Edwards, Talbot. See Talbot Edwards
- Egbert, King, 12, 13
- Elizabeth, Queen, 16, 103, 167, 170, 171, 173
- Emperor of Russia, the late, 195
- English monarchy, oldest in Europe, 13
- English Royal Family, length of pedigree of, 13
- Enthronement. See Inthronisation
- Exchequer, penurious, of Charles II, 177
- Exeter, 103. See also Plate, Royal
- Field-Marshal Earl Haig, 197
- Fisher, Bishop, 115, 116
- Flete, John de, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221
- “For God and Empire,” motto of Order of the British Empire, 210
- “For Merit,” motto of Order of Merit, 199-200
- “For Valour,” motto on Victoria Cross, 213
- Fouché, 31
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 76
- French Crown Jewels, 168
- Garrard, Messrs., Court Jewellers, 39, 41, 43, 87, 137, 150
- Garter, composition of the, 195
- Gawler, Colonel John Cox, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223
- Gentlemen of the Blood, meaning of the phrase, 193
- George I, 68, 123
- George II, 123
- George III, 57, 76, 123, 161
- George IV, 52, 76, 161
- George V, 13, 37, 38, 81, 107, 172, 210
- German Emperor, the, 26, 194
- German lady, interesting story of, and Crown Jewels, 25
- Ghost, Earl of Northumberland’s, story of, 19, 20
- Story of Queen Anne Boleyn’s, 21
- Godfrey, Charles, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Golconda, King of, 151
- Gold maces, 68, 69
- Gough, General Sir Hugh, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223
- Great Gems, romance of the. See Romance of the Great Gems
- Great Moghul diamond, the, 167
- Great Mogul, the, 151
- Great Tragedy, the, 91-108
- Great War, the, 13, 26, 33, 67, 172, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219
- Haig, Field-Marshal Earl, 197
- Hampton Court, 113
- Henrietta Maria, widow of Charles I, 167
- Henry III, 14, 110
- Henry V, 146, 149
- Henry VII, 148
- Henry VIII, 54, 95, 112, 114, 116, 117, 120, 224
- Henry IV of France, 166, 167
- Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, 18, 20
- Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, father of above, 20
- Heriot the Astronomer, 18
- “Honi soit qui mal y pense,” motto of the Order of the Garter, 192, 195
- Hope diamond, the, 168
- “Hotspur.” See Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
- House of Commons, 68, 92, 93
- House of Lords, 42, 80, 92
- Hyde, Lord Chancellor, 132, 237
- “Imperatricis Auspicus,” motto of Order of Indian Empire, 208
- Imperial Crown of India, 35, 38-39, 228
- Imperial Mantle or Pall of Cloth of Gold, 84
- Imperial State Crown, 35, 228
- Imperial War Museum, 27
- Income taken from visitors to Jewel House, 90
- Inthronisation, the, 88
- Iron Gate, 185, 186
- James I, 16, 118, 171
- James II, 40, 57, 68, 73, 104, 105, 106, 141, 160, 167
- Jewel House, the, 11-33 et seq.
- Jewelled State Sword, 51-53, 84, 229
- Katherine, widow of Henry V, 148
- Katherine of Aragon, 114, 115
- Keeper of the Jewel House—
- Appointment of the first by Henry III, 14
- Christmas box of, 129
- Office suppressed in 1782, 124
- Office duties of, transferred to Lord Chamberlain, 124
- Office lays dormant for years, 124
- Office revived by Queen Victoria, 124
- Perquisites of, 127-135
- Robes worn by, 139
- Salaries of, 127-134
- Sergeant Painter seeks post of, 135, 136
- Sir Gilbert Talbot’s account of the ancient rights and privileges of office, 131-132
- Tips of, 130
- Keepers of the Jewel House, List of, Appendix A, 221-223
- Khojeh, Raphael, 165
- King Harold, 94
- King’s Coronation Ring, presented by William IV to Princess Victoria, 56, 229
- King’s Orb, 47, 48, 49, 229
- King’s Royal Sceptre, 43
- King’s Sceptre with the Dove, 44, 45, 87
- King’s State Crown, 36, 37, 38, 50, 57
- Knight Commander, 203, 204
- Knights of the Bath, 201, 202, 203
- Knights of the Garter, 194, 195, 196, 198
- Koh-i-Nur diamond, the, 41, 151-159, 168
- Lady Jane Grey, 117
- Lawley, Sir Francis, Keeper of the Jewel House, 122, 222
- Lawrence, Sir John, and the Koh-i-Nur diamond, 156-157
- Lieutenants’ Lodgings, 21
- List of the Regalia. See Regalia, complete list of the
- Long, Sir Robert, 236
- Lyttleton, Sir Richard, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Loftus, Captain Arthur John, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223
- Lord Auckland, 155
- Lord Chamberlain, duties of, 124
- Lord Gough, 155
- Lord Manchester, 134
- Lord Roberts, 213
- Louis XIV, 167
- Lowndes, Mrs., 131 n., 232
- Low, General Sir Robert, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 126, 223
- Lucknow, 26
- Mace-bearers, 69
- Maces, 229
- Macheson, Major, 157
- Maharajah Punjeet Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, 155
- Maharajah of Patiala, 167
- Mahomed Shah, 152, 153, 154
- Martin Tower, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, 175, 176, 180, 183
- Mary of Modena, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 105, 106
- Mary, Queen, 41, 107
- Master of King’s Wardrobe, 110
- Maundy Dish, 74, 76, 107, 231
- Maundy Money, 75, 107
- Maundy Thursday, 75, 107
- Merry England, 175
- Mezeray, 72
- Middle Tower, 16, 17, 185.
- See also Martin Tower
- Middleton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Frederick, Keeper of the Jewel House, 125, 223
- Mildenhall, Robert de, Keeper of the Jewel House, 111, 221
- Mildmay, Sir Henry, Keeper of the Jewel House, 118-121, 131, 134, 222, 234, 236, 238, 240, 244
- Military Cross, 216
- Military Medal, 217
- Mint, bombs on, 173
- Mitcham, archæological discovery at, 96
- Modern invention, a, 114
- More, Sir Thomas, 115, 116
- Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael, 205-206
- Mountague, Heneage, Keeper of the Jewel House, 122-123, 222
- Mountain of Light. See Koh-i-Nur diamond
- Nadir Shah, King of Persia, 152, 153
- Napoleon, 203
- “Nemo me impure lacessit,” motto of Order of the Thistle, 197
- Neville, William, Lord Abergavenny, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 166
- Northumberland’s walk, 19.
- See also Ghost, Earl of Northumberland’s
- Oak of Boscobel, 38
- Old Pretender, the, 161
- Orb, the, ancient Christian emblem, 47, 81
- Its use in Coronation ceremony, 84
- Orbs, description of, 47, 48
- Order of the Bath, 200-201
- Order of the British Empire, 210
- Orders of Chivalry, 191-219
- Order of the Crown of India, 210-211
- Order of the Garter, 56, 191-194
- Order of the Golden Fleece, 201
- Order of the Indian Empire, 206, 207, 210
- Order of Merit, 199
- Order of St. Patrick, 198-199
- Order of the Star of India, 207
- Order of the Thistle, 196, 197-198
- Orloff diamond, the story of the, 165
- Owen Tudor, husband of Katherine Henry V’s widow, 149
- Pall of Cloth of Gold. See Imperial Mantle
- Parrett, confederate of Col. Blood, 150, 183, 187
- Patiala, Maharajah of, 167
- Paulet, William, 116-118
- Pearl of Portugal, deterioration of, 169-170
- Pearls, description of, 169-170
- Pitt, Mr., Governor of Madras, owner of Regent diamond, 168
- Plate, Ecclesiastical—
- Plate, Royal—
- Plymouth, 103, 104.
- See also Plate, Royal
- Polar Star diamond, Russian, 166
- Political agitation in India, 208
- Postern Row, 29
- Premier Mine, South Africa, 164
- Prince of Wales’ Coronet, 42
- Prince of Wales’ Crown, 42, 228
- Princess Augusta, 76
- Princess Victoria, 85
- Punjab, the, 155, 156
- Puritan, description of a, 93
- Queen Consorts, ceremony of the Coronation of, 89
- Queen Elizabeth’s gold salt-cellar, 103
- Queen Elizabeth’s pearl ear-rings, 37, 38, 170, 171, 172
- Queen Mary’s Crown, description of the, 41-48
- Queen Mary of Modena. See Mary of Modena
- Queen Victoria and the story of the Coronation Ring, 56, 86
- Queen Victoria’s baptismal font, 76
- Queen’s Coronation Ring, 229
- Queen’s Ivory Rod, description of, 46
- Queen’s Orb, 47, 48, 49, 229
- Queen’s Sceptre with the Cross, description of, 45, 46
- Queen’s Sceptre with the Dove, description of, 46
- “Quis separabit?” motto of Order of St. Patrick, 198, 199
- Raleigh, Sir Walter. See Sir Walter Raleigh
- Regalia, the—
- Abbot and Monks of Westminster first guardians of, 13
- Abbot Wenlock’s imprisonment for stealing, 14
- Alexandre de Pershore steals Crown Jewels, 14
- Ampulla, or Golden Eagle, 72, 73
- Anointing spoon, 73
- Baptismal font of Charles II, 76, 77
- Bargaining with Crown Jewels, 93
- Black Prince’s Ruby, story of the, 144-151
- Bogus jewel, a, 57-58
- Bracelets, 55
- Cage constructed to contain, 19
- Cap of Maintenance, 36, 38, 39
- Catalogue of Coronation robes destroyed, 101
- Chapel of the Pix, Westminster Abbey, first Treasure House, 13
- Chubb, Messrs., construct mechanical safeguards for safety of, 25
- Colonel Blood and Crown Jewels, story of, 174-190
- Colonel Blood’s attempt to steal Jewels draws attention to its insecurity, 19
- Commonwealth and, 91-108
- Complete list of Regalia, Appendix C, 228-231
- Crown, Sceptre, and Orb re-made in Charles I’s reign, 17
- Coronation rings, 55
- Coronation ring bequeathed to George III by Cardinal York, 57
- Coronation ring of Edward the Confessor, 57
- Coronation robes, 101
- Crown jewels destroyed by order of Cromwell’s Parliament, 92
- Crown of Alfred the Great, melting down of, 94
- Cullinan diamond, model of, 59
- Cullinan diamond, story of the, 161-165
- Damage to, by Colonel Blood, 104, 105
- Ecclesiastical Plate, 71-79
- Edward the Confessor’s Sapphire, story of, 159-160
- Exeter presents Charles II with State salt-cellar, 63
- Fire imperils the, 22
- Flagons, the, 77
- Gold maces, description and uses of, 68
- Gold tankards, 67
- Golden alms dish, 78
- Golden Eagle. See Ampulla
- Golden Spurs, 54;
- sale of, 96
- Great Tragedy, the, 91-108
- Great Gems, romance of the, 143-173
- Ingenious stories re Crown Jewels during Great War, 30-32
- Inventory of portions of Regalia broken up and sold by order of Parliament, 97, 99
- Jewelled State Sword, 52, 53
- Keepers of Regalia, Appendix A, 221-223
- King’s Sceptre, great value of, 44
- Koh-i-Nur, model of, 58-59
- Koh-i-Nur, story of the, 151-159
- Lodged in White Tower, 15
- Martin Tower, Treasure House, 17
- Maundy Dish, 74-76
- Mitcham, excavation at, 96
- “Mountain of Light, the,” 59
- Official Keeper first appointed, 14
- Orbs, the, 47-49
- Plate, public offers to supplement destroyed emblems, 103-108
- Plymouth presents Charles II with wine fountain, 63
- Queen’s Sceptre with the Dove, 46
- Queen’s Orb originated by Mary of Orange, 48
- Queen Elizabeth’s gold salt-cellar, 62, 66
- Queen Elizabeth’s gold ear-rings, stories of the, 167-173
- Renewal of Plate in Charles I’s reign, 17
- Renewal of destroyed emblems, 101-103
- Richard de Podelicote buys Crown Jewels, 14
- Royal Plate, 61-70
- Royal emblems taken to Westminster Abbey at Coronations, 80
- Royal Crowns, 34-43
- St. George’s Salts, 65, 66
- St. George’s Spurs. See Golden Spurs
- Sale of portions of the, 93, 95, 96
- Sceptres, the, 43-47
- Silver trumpets, 67
- Star of Africa, 37, 41, 43, 44, 59, 161-165
- Story of Coronation Ring and Queen Victoria, 85-88
- Story of St. George’s Salts, 65
- Strong cage constructed to contain, 19
- Stuart Sapphire, 160-161
- Sword of State, the, 53
- Swords Spiritual, Temporal, and of Mercy, 54
- Talbot Edwards sole guardian of, 18
- Transferred to Tower, 14
- Twelve gold salt-spoons, 66
- Wakefield Tower present abode of, 22
- Regalia, complete list of the, 228-231
- Regent, or Pitt diamond, 168
- Relief of Chitral, 125
- Restoration, 62, 63, 74
- Richard III, 148
- Richard of Gloucester, 24
- Rod of Justice and Equity. See Sceptres
- Romance of the Great Gems, 143-173
- Rose of England, 43, 51
- Royal Assent, the, 68
- Royal Bounty, ancient custom of distributing, 75
- Royal Crowns of England, 35, 81, 228
- Royal Mint, bomb dropped on, 28
- Royal Plate. See Plate, Royal
- Royal Victorian Order, 209
- Ruby, Black Prince’s. See Black Prince’s Ruby
- St. Edward’s Chair, 88
- St. Edward’s Crown, 35, 87, 101, 105
- St. Edward’s Staff, 47, 101, 105, 106
- St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, 195
- St. George’s Salts, 65-66, 104
- St. George’s Spurs, 54, 96, 106, 229
- St. John’s Chapel, White Tower, 15, 24, 202
- St. John the Evangelist, legend of, and the Coronation Ring of Edward the Confessor, 159
- St. Patrick’s Jewels, theft of, 19, 25
- St. Paul’s, 175
- St. Peter ad Vincula, 70
- St. Thomas’ Tower, 29
- Salts of State. See Plate, Royal
- Samuel, the prophet, 12
- Sanci diamond, the story of, 166
- Saul, King, 12, 55
- Sceptres—
- “Scotland for Ever,” painting by Lady Butler, 125
- Sergeant Painter, 135, 243
- Sergeant, story of a courageous, 22
- Sergeants-at-arms, 62, 68, 69, 89
- Shah diamond, the, 165, 166
- Shah of Persia, 168
- Shamrock of Ireland, 51
- Sherlock Holmes, 31
- Silver trumpets, used at Coronations, etc., 67
- Sinn Feiners, 198
- Sir Edward Walker quoted, 101-102
- Sir Gilbert Talbot’s MSS., 121-122, Appendix D, 232-249.
- See also, Talbot, Sir Gilbert
- Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, 167
- Sir Robert Brackenbury, Constable of the Tower, 24
- Sir Thomas More. See More, Thomas
- Sir Robert Vyner, Court Jeweller, 48, 54, 55, 72, 100, 106, 182
- Sir Walter Raleigh, never imprisoned in White Tower, 15 and fn. 1
- Solomon, throne of, 12
- Somerset, the Lord Protector, 117
- South African War, 212
- Sporley, 94
- Star of Africa, 37, 41, 43, 44, 59, 161-165
- Stars of South Africa, 164-165
- Story relating to St. George’s Salts, 65
- Strange appointment, a, 116
- Stuart sapphire, 37, 160-161
- Sword of Justice, 96
- Sword of Mercy, 96.
- See also “Curtana”
- Sword of State, 53, 82, 229
- Sword Spiritual, 54, 96, 229
- Sword Temporal, 54, 96, 229
- Talbot Edwards, Assistant Keeper of the Jewel House, 18, 175-184, 248
- Talbot, Sir Gilbert, Keeper of the Jewel House—
- And James II, 106
- Appeal to Charles on behalf of Talbot Edwards, 177
- Grievances and complaints of, 131-134
- His MSS., Appendix D, 232-249
- His suspicions of the sentry, 185
- In impoverished circumstances, 121
- Made Master and Treasurer of the Jewel House by James, 122
- Neglect of duty, 104
- Our debt to, 130
- Petitions Charles II, 132
- Preamble of, 131-132
- Resided chiefly at Whitehall, 18
- Talent, equivalent 12
- Tavernier, French traveller, 151
- Thistle of Scotland, 51
- Thomas à Beckett, 111
- Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 112, 113, 114, 115, 194, 130, 224
- Three Reproaches, the, 193
- Tower from Within, The, referred to, 202 n.
- Tower of London—
- Air raids and, 26-29
- Anne Boleyn’s imprisonment in, 17
- Armoury, the, 19, 22
- Bloody Tower, 20, 21, 22, 24, 180, 184
- Bombs dropped near, 26-29
- Builder of, 159
- Bulwark Gate, 185
- Byward Tower, 185
- Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, 176
- Colonel Blood’s crime, 174-190
- Crown Jewels placed in Martin Tower by Charles II, 17
- Doubt about name of Martin in Martin Tower, 16, 17
- Executions at, 105, 116
- German air-raids and the, 26
- German lady’s visit to, during Great War, 25-26
- Ghosts in, 20, 21
- Henry Percy murdered in, 20
- Henry VI murdered in, 23, 24
- Heriot’s imprisonment in, 18
- Hotspur’s imprisonment in, 18, 20
- Iron Gate, 185, 186
- Jewel Houses of, 15, 16
- Lieutenants’ Lodgings, 21
- Martin Tower, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 33, 175, 176, 180
- Middle Tower, 16, 17, 185
- Murder of Princes in, 24
- Northumberland’s Walk, 19
- Once the residence of monarchs, 23
- Queen Elizabeth’s imprisonment in, 23
- Special Jewel House built in 1597, 16
- Sir Robert Brackenbury, Constable of Tower, 24
- St. John’s Chapel, 15
- St. Thomas’ Tower, 29
- Sir Walter Raleigh’s confinement in, 15
- Thomas Cromwell escorts Anne Boleyn to, 115
- Traitors’ Gate, 22
- Visits to see Crown Jewels, 90
- Viscount Rocheford’s imprisonment in, 17
- Wakefield Tower, 22, 23, 24, 33
- White Tower, 15, 24, 33, 63, 80
- Townshend, Charles, Lord Lynn, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Tragedy, the Great. See Great Tragedy
- Traitor’s Gate, 22
- Treasure House of the King, 12
- Tsar of Russia, the late, 165
- Two young Princes, murder and burial of by Richard, 24
- Union of South Africa, 161, 162, 164
- Vane, Henry, Earl of Darlington, Keeper of the Jewel House, 123, 222
- Victoria, Queen, 56, 67, 76, 77, 85, 104, 124, 125, 157, 158, 161, 171, 205, 206, 209, 211, 214
- Victoria Cross, 211-214
- Victoria Cross Warrant, quoted, 212
- Vyner, Sir Robert. See Sir Robert Vyner
- Wakefield, William de, 23
- Wakefield Tower, 22, 23, 24, 33
- Westminster Abbey, 13, 14, 33, 81, 110, 159
- Whitehall, 18, 244
- White Tower, 15, 24, 33, 63, 180
- William and Mary, 48, 68, 74, 76, 78, 106, 107
- William de Wakefield. See Wakefield Tower
- William III, 48
- William IV, 56, 85, 161
- William the Conqueror, 159, 172, 173
- Windsor Castle, 32, 33, 76
- Wolsey, Cardinal, 112, 113
- Wyndham, Lieut.-Col. Charles, Keeper of the Jewel House, 124, 223
- Wynne, Sir Arthur, Keeper of the Jewel House, 31, 126, 223
- Younghusband, family of, 18 n.
- See also Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
- Younghusband, Major-Gen. Sir George, 126, 223