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The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret, c1445, (1843).Artist: Henry Shaw
John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, presenting his book to Queen Margaret, c1445, (1843). John Talbot presents Margaret of Anjou with an illuminated book (The Shrewsbury Book), which he had had made for her. The book was written in French for her instruction and entertainment, that she might not forget her native tongue. The contents consist chiefly of romances of Chivalrie. Margaret sits beside her husband, King Henry VI. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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15TH CENTURY
19th century
1st Earl of Shrewsbury
ANJOU
Aristocracy
ARTS
Book
color
country
Crown
Earl
Earl of
Earl of Shrewsbury
England
English
Female
FIFTEENTH CENTURY
France
French
Gift
h
HENRY
Henry Shaw
JOHN
John Talbot
king
LADY
Literature
LOCATION
Male
Man
manuscript
MARGARET
margaret of anjou
Medieval
Men
MONARCH
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
PRESENTATION
Print Collector1
QUEEN
royal
Royalty
SCEPTER
Shaw
Shrewsbury
SOVEREIGN
talbot
The Print Collector
Woman
Women