Duke Williams treasure in The Little Duke: robe and sandals

It was in this hope of peaceful retirement, that William had delighted to treasure up the humble garments that he hoped one day to wear in peace and holiness. “And oh! my noble Duke!” exclaimed Abbot Martin, bursting into tears, as he finished his narration, “the Lord hath been very gracious ...

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"The Little Duke: Richard the Fearless" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical novel published in the mid-19th century.

In this chapter we find out what Duke William considered his greatest treasure.

Why were the nobles so interested in seeing Duke William's greatest treasure? (They were worried that the Normans might be in financial trouble.) Why were the contents of the trunk so surprising? Something to explain: Duke Alan complains that King Charles the Simple (the father of King Louis) called his countrymen, the free Bretons (men of Brittany) liegemen (servants, vassals) to a race of plundering northern pirates (the Norsemen). Duke Alan says that he never paid homage to Duke William because of the power the Norsemen had been given; he refused to acknowledge them as his overlords; but he did pay homage to Duke William because of his "generosity and forbearance."

This is one of the prints relegated to the second volume of the Bohn edition with other "suppressed plates" whose subject matter offended Victorian sensibilities. It probably earned that distinction on two counts. First for the portrayal of George III's uncle, William Augustus, Duke of ...

It was a robe of serge, and a pair of sandals, such as were worn in the Abbey of Jumieges.

It was a robe of serge, and a pair of sandals, such as were worn in the Abbey of Jumieges. "Ha! is this all? What didst say, child?" cried Bernard the Dane, hastily. "He told me it was his greatest treasure!" repeated Richard. ... Then the good Abbot told them the history, part of which was already known to some of them. About five or six · years before, Duke William had been hunting in the forest of Jumieges, when he had suddenly come on the ruins

Then he sprang up and shouted with joy as a tall black horse passed beneath the arched gateway, bearing the stately Duke of Normandy. The Duke’s purple robe was fastened around him by a rich belt that supported the mighty weapon from which he was called William Longsword.