The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

it's aspect as to scarcely resemble the
plain original. The crowns of Richard an.
Berengaria, however, have four large
leaves only heigfltening the circlets, while
the crowns of Henry, Alianore, John. and
Isabella have four smaller leaves alter
mating with the four larger ones. The
crown OF Henry III has a plain circlet
heightened with trefoils, slightly raised
point intervening between each pair of
the leaves. a similar crown was worn by
Edward |, the trefoil leaves being alter
nately large and comparatively small.
The really beautiful crown of Edward IL.
as it is represented in his effigy, was
formed of four large and many smaller
leaves of a deeply serrated type, rising
with graceful curves from the jeweled
circlet, and having eight small flowers
alternating with the leaves. This form of
crown appears to have remained unchang-
ed during the reigns OF Edward III and
Richard II.
The crown. deliberately sculptured upon
the head of the efIigy of Henry. ". at Can
terbury conveys the impression that that
sovereign determined to ist'nguish the
accession Of prince of his house to the
throne by displaying an unprecedented
magnificence in the regal emblem. The
splendidly jeweled circlet Of this crown is
heightened with eight large and rich
first appearance on an English crown-the
whole alternating with sixteen small elus-
tiers of pearls. three in each This famous
Harry crown" was broken up and en-
pioyed as security for the loan required by
Henry when he was about to embark on
his expedition TO France, but the costly
fragments are recorded to have been re-
deemed in the eighth and niRsh years of
Henry VI.
The arched crown in Its earliest form
was introduced by Henry V. and with the
arches and crosses. which from the time of
Henry VI always have been crosses natus,
appeared to supersede the earlier foliage
upon the circlet The arches at different
periods have varied both in number and
contour At first they were elevated al
most to a point, then they were somewhat
depressed at their intersection: still later
this depression was increased. the arches
themselves thus having an ogee contour;
and finally, In the coronation crown made
for the late Queen, the arches. which bend
over almost at right angles, are fiattened
where the mound rests on them at their
intersection. The crown of Henry VI ap-
pears TO have had three arches. or six
semi arches; and there are the same num-
Der in the crown that ensigns the haw-
thorn bush badge of Henry VII.
The crown of Edward " had two arches
in the same manner appears on the great
seal OF Richard Ill Both arched and open
crowns are represented in scultpre, illu-
limitations. and other works, until the
close of the reign of Edward w and oc-
as late as the reign OF Henry
VIII royal shield displays an marched
crown.
Whatever other changes or modifica-
tions the English crown may have eXpe-
rienced since the time of Henry V. the
circlet has always been heightened with
alternate crosses. patus, and tieurs- de
lis. with some minor accessions of jew
els. Edward ~ sometimes has his royal
shield of arms unsigned with an open
crown, its circlet heightened with eight
corsses and eight hour-de-lis. Upon his
seal as Earl of Chester the same Ssover-
eign has the circlet of his open crown
heightened with fieursde-lis only, alter