William Camden
Frontispiece from Annales: The True and Royall History of the famous Empresse Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland (London, 1625)
Newberry Library (Case F 4549 .137)
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Surrounding the title of Camden's Annales is a massive triumphal arch, on which hang the coats of arms of the leading figures of Elizabeth�s reign. At the four corners are illustrations of some great accomplishments of her reign, including raids on the Spanish (at the top) and Drake�s voyages (at the bottom). The title page also shows a crowned Tudor Rose and the phoenix, a bird adopted by Elizabeth as a symbol for her chaste and unchanging nature.
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