Governor of the Alms-Knights' Tower at Windsor Castle, based on a sketch made by Sandhurst Military Academy drawing-master W. Alfred Delamotte for the eleventh instalment of W. Harrison Ainsworth's Windsor Castle. An Historical Romance for the June 1843 number in Ainsworth's Magazine. Headpiece for Book VI, "Jane Seymour," Chapter III, "What passed between Norris and the Tall Monk," p. 294: 8 cm high by 9.4 cm wide, vignetted. Running head: "The Earl of Wiltshire Visits Anne." [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
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Passage Illustrated
"You have hit the point exactly," rejoined the monk drily. "Can you not guess with whom you have to deal?"
"Partly," replied Norris "I never found such force in mortal arm as you have displayed."
"Probably not," laughed the other: "most of those who have ventured against me have found their match. But come with me into the park, andyou shall learn the condition of my secrecy."
"I cannot quit the castle," replied Norris; "but I will take you to my lodgings, where we shall be wholly unobserved."
And crossing the lower ward, they proceeded to the tower on the south side of it, now appropriated to the governor of the alms knights.
About an hour after this Norris returned to the revel. His whole demeanour was altered, and his looks ghastly. He sought the queen, who had returned to the seat in the embrasure.
"What has happened?" said Anne, in a low tone, as he approached her. "Have you killed him?"
"No," he replied; "but I have purchased our safety at a terrible price." [Book the Sixth, "Jane Seymour," Chapter III, "What passed between Norris and the Tall Monk," p. 294]
Other Views and Related Material on Windsor Castle
- Windsor Castle from the Long Walk, Victorian additions and alterations by Sir Jeffry Wyattville
- Early twentieth-century view of the castle from the river
- The Frogmore Mausoleum, adjacent to the Long Walk
- Statue of Queen Victoria at the foot of Castle Hill, Windsor
References
Ainsworth, William Harrison. Windsor Castle. An Historical Romance. Illustrated by George Cruikshank and Tony Johannot. With designs on wood by W. Alfred Delamotte. London: Routledge, 1880. Based on the Henry Colburn edition of 1844.
Patten, Robert L. Chapter 30, "The 'Hoc' Goes Down." George Cruikshank's Life, Times, and Art, vol. 2: 1835-1878. Rutgers, NJ: Rutgers U. P., 1991; London: The Lutterworth Press, 1996. Pp. 153-186.
Worth, George J. William Harrison Ainsworth. New York: Twayne, 1972.
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