King Edward I of England forming an alliance with Guy de Dampierre, Earl of Flanders, 1294. The king is seated on a throne with blazons of three lions, wears a dalmatica and crown, and holds a sceptre. A scribe seated on a stool at his feet writes on parchment with a quill pen. (Mistakenly labeled Edward III.) From Cotton MS Nero E ii, Les Grandes Chroniques de France, 15th century. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

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