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... decorated with huge vases of gold and silver , that I fancied myself in the tower of Chosroes , where that monarch caused divine honours to be paid to him . " After dinner came the masquerades and mummeries , which were nowhere more ...
... decorated with huge vases of gold and silver , that I fancied myself in the tower of Chosroes , where that monarch caused divine honours to be paid to him . " After dinner came the masquerades and mummeries , which were nowhere more ...
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... car , drawn by elephants , or unicorns , or bulls , richly caparisoned and decorated ; while around them throng a host of attendants and historical personages typical of the triumph portrayed . Thus , in the Triumph of.
... car , drawn by elephants , or unicorns , or bulls , richly caparisoned and decorated ; while around them throng a host of attendants and historical personages typical of the triumph portrayed . Thus , in the Triumph of.
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... decorated with exquisite needlework . His own pillow - cases are described : " seamed with black silk and fleur - de - lys of gold " ; and with " white silk and fleur - de - lys of red silk . " Which bedsteads among the very many ...
... decorated with exquisite needlework . His own pillow - cases are described : " seamed with black silk and fleur - de - lys of gold " ; and with " white silk and fleur - de - lys of red silk . " Which bedsteads among the very many ...
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... decorated with carved badges , leaves and balls , and angels with the King's words or mottoes on scrolls , with cornices and case- ments of like splendour . These galleries , which seem to have been brought into vogue by Wolsey some ...
... decorated with carved badges , leaves and balls , and angels with the King's words or mottoes on scrolls , with cornices and case- ments of like splendour . These galleries , which seem to have been brought into vogue by Wolsey some ...
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... about nine acres in area , called " The Tilt Yard " ( now degraded into a kitchen . garden ) , was chosen . Here the lists , superbly decorated , TOURNAMENTS IN THE TILT YARD . 61 were set out 60 A SHORT HISTORY OF HAMPTON COURT .
... about nine acres in area , called " The Tilt Yard " ( now degraded into a kitchen . garden ) , was chosen . Here the lists , superbly decorated , TOURNAMENTS IN THE TILT YARD . 61 were set out 60 A SHORT HISTORY OF HAMPTON COURT .
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accordingly afterwards ambassador Anne Boleyn apartments arms attendants banquets beautiful Bedchamber Bishop building Cardinal Cardinal's carved Catherine Catherine Howard ceiling chapel Charles Clock Court cloisters cloth of gold Council Cromwell crown death declared decorated dressed Duke Elizabeth England English favour feet Fountain Francis Villiers furniture Gallery gardens gave gentlemen George George II gilt give Hall Hampton Court Palace hand Henry VIII honour Horace Walpole James Jane Seymour Jean Tijou Julius Cæsar King King's ladies Lady Castlemaine letter London Lord Chamberlain magnificent Majesty Majesty's manor Mary ments months never night occupied officers painted Park Parliament persons picture play present Prince Princess Privy Chamber Puritan received reign residence rooms royal says side silver soon staircase suite tapestries Thames tion took Tudor velvet Verrio VIII.'s walk Whitehall whole wife William III William III.'s Wolsey Wolsey's palace Wren's yeomen
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