An edition of The Works of William Harrison Ainsworth
(1900)
The Tower of London; Volume One
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by William Harrison Ainsworth
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Table of Contents
VOLUME I.
BOOK THE FIRST.
JANE THE QUEEN.
CHAP.
Page PAGE
I.
Of the manner in which Queen Jane entered the Tower of London
Page 1
II.
Of the indignity shown to the Privy-Council by the Duke of Northumberland; and of the resolution taken by Simon Renard to avenge them
Page 25
III.
Of the three giants of the Tower, Og, Gog, and Magog; of Xit, the dwarf; of the fair Cicely; of Peter Trusbut, the pantler, and Potentia, his wife; of Hairun, the bearward; Ribald, the warder; Mauger, the headsman; and Nightgall, the jailer; and of the pleasant pastime held in the Stone Kitchen
Page 34
IV.
Of the mysterious occurence that happened to Queen Jane in St. John's Chapel, in the White Tower
Page 41
V.
Of the misunderstanding that arose between Queen Jane and her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley
Page 48
VI.
Of the solemn exhortation pronounced to the giants by Master Edward Underhill, the "Hot-Gospeller," at their lodging in the By-ward Tower; and of the effect produced thereby
Page 57
VII.
How Cuthbert Cholmondeley was thrown into a dungeon near the Devilin Tower; and how a mysterious female figure appeared to him there
Page 66
VIII.
How Gilbert escaped from the By-ward Tower, and swam across the moat; how Og hung Xit upon a hook; and how Lawrence Nightgall brought the token to Cicely
Page 76
IX.
Of the mysterious manner in which Gunnora Braose was brought to the Tower
Page 83
X.
How the Duke of Northumberland menaced Simon Renard in St. Peter's Chapel on the Tower Green; and how Queen Jane interposed between them
Page 92
XI.
How the Duke of Northumberland was prevailed upon to undertake the enterprise against the Lady Mary
Page 107
XII.
How Magog became enamored of a buxom widow, ycleped Dame Placida Paston; how he went a-wooing; and how he prospered in his suit
Page 113
XIII.
Of the stratagem practised by Cuthbert Cholmondeley on the jailer
Page 120
XIV.
How Simon Renard and the Lords of the Council were arrested by Lord Guilford Dudley
Page 128
XV.
How Gunnora Braose sought an audience of Queen Jane
Page 133
XVI.
How the Council deposed Queen Jane; and how she fled from the Tower
Page 143
XVII.
In what manner Jane was brought back to the Tower of London
Page 151
BOOK THE SECOND.
MARY THE QUEEN.
I.
Of the arrival of Queen Mary in London; of her entrance into the Tower; and of her reception of the prisoners on the Green
Page 161
II.
How Jane was imprisoned in the Brick Tower
Page 174
III.
How Simon Renard ascended to the roof of the White Tower; and of the goodly prospect he beheld therefrom
Page 177
IV.
Of the Tower of London; its antiquity and foundation; its magnitude and extent; its keep, palace, gardens, fortifications, dungeons, and chapels; its walls, bulwarks, and moat; its royal inmates; its constables, jailers, warders, and other officers; its prisoners, executions, and secret murders
Page 181
V.
How the Duke of Northumberland was arraigned of high treason in Westminster Hall; and how he made four requests after the judgment
Page 200
VI.
By what means the Duke of Northumberland was reconciled to the Church of Rome
Page 209
VII.
How the Duke of Northumberland was beheaded on Tower Hill
Page 215
VIII.
Of Queen Mary's attachment to Courtenay
Page 224
IX.
Of the duel between Courtenay and Simon Renard; and how it was interrupted
Page 236
X.
Of the conference held between Bishop Gardiner and Lady Jane Grey in the Beauchamp Tower
Page 243
XI.
How Cuthbert Cholmondeley revisited the Stone Kitchen; and how he went in search of Cicely
Page 254
XII.
How Edward Underhill, the "Hot-Gospeller," attempted to assassinate Queen Mary; and how she was preserved by Sir Henry Bedingfeld
Page 267
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS—VOL. I.
Placing her right hand upon a parchment lying on the altar, Queen Mary said, "I have signed this instrument by which I contract and affiance myself in marriage to Philip, Prince of Spain."
Page Frontis.
Page PAGE
Holding forward the light, a shudder ran through her frame as Jane perceived at her feet an axe
Page 47
"Put up your sword," cried Jane. "You forget in whose presence you stand."
Page 105
Upon a stout oak table sat Magog, his eyes tenderly fixed on a comely dame, who was presenting him with a large foaming pot of ale
Page 118
"Don't lose time," cried the old woman as Jane hesitated. "We may be followed and re-taken."
Page 150
Mary forcibly threw aside the arras, gazed at them with eyes that literally seemed to flash fire
Page 200
Regardless of her screams and struggles, Nightgall dragged Cicely by main force through the doorway and so down the secret staircase
Page 230
"What would you, Reverend Sir," said Jane, as Feckenham advanced towards her holding a parchment to which a legal seal was attached
Page 266
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