The Chaworth Roll
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A schematic map of the Roman Roads of Britain,
the Wheel of Fortune, and a diagram of the Saxon Heptarchy, by the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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Genealogy of the kings of England from Egbert
(reg. 802-839) to Edward the Elder (reg. 899-924), by the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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Detail of Lady Fortune
about to spin her wheel, by the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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Detail of King Aethelstan
(reg. 924-939), with a crown, sword and sceptre, seated on a bench. The young Aethelstan and three of his siblings, the children of King Edward (reg. 899-924) are shown above in smaller roundels. By the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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Detail of Edmund II Ironside
(reg. April-November 1016) and his son Edward the Exile (b. 1016, d. 1057), who was exiled to Hungary after his father was defeated by Danish invaders. Ironside tugs at the cord of his cape and holds a sword, and Edward the Exile holds a sceptre. By the C
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Detail of King John
(reg. 1199-1216), seated on a bench, with a crown, sword and sceptre. Three of his children are shown in roundels below. By the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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Detail of Henry II
(reg. 1154-1189) seated, holding a sword and sceptre. By the Chaworth Master (c. 1321)
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