I was there each day and the sight was a grand one, though England was well-nigh thrown into mourning by an accident which took place.

The gallery in which the queen and her attendants were viewing the sports had been badly erected, and in the height of the contests it gave way.

The queen and her ladies were in great peril, being thrown from a considerable height, and a number of persons were severely injured.

The king, who was furious at the danger to which the queen had been exposed, would have hung upon the spot the master workman whose negligence had caused the accident, but the queen went on her knees before him and begged his life of the king.

The love of Edward for warlike exercises caused England to be regarded as the most chivalrous court in Europe, and the frequent tournaments aroused to the utmost the spirits of the people and prepared them for the war with France.