The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret Finish:Stretched which held a crane for

which held a crane for raising or fitting masts to ships

Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

Princes and Princesses

The Pagoda

The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret Finish:Stretched which held a crane forJohn 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