EditorialGruffydd ap Llywelyn falling to his death from the Tower of London, while trying to escape using an improvised rope, in 1244. This Welsh prince was held in the tower as a hostage. Historia Anglorum. England (St Albans), 1250-1259. Source: Royal 14 C. V...
Editorial(Miniature) Richard of Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, mathematician and inventor of a mechanical clock. He is shown seated at his desk measuring with a pair of compasses. History of the abbots of St Albans. 14th century. Source: Cotton Claudius E. I...
EditorialA kneeling Crusader knight with helm, lance and pennon, his horse standing behind him. Westminster Psalter. England (Westminster or St Albans); circa 1250. Source: Royal 2 A. XXII, f.220. Language: Latin.
EditorialOrigin and Seal of the Templars, 1118. In the lower margin, two templars on a horse. Historia Anglorum. England [St Albans]; 1250-1259. Source: Royal 14 C. VII, f.42v. Language: Latin.