Baron Poynings
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Sir John Dalton and the wealthy widow….
abduction, Aldworth, alice of norfolk, Baron Poynings, Beaumys Castle, Bipsham, Bungay, Constable of the Tower, Edmund Bacon, Edward III, edward montacute, Gerard Lord de l’Isle, Lancashire, Margery de Poynings, Maude Holland, murder, Nicholas Lord de la Beche, Prior of Burscough, Priors of Upholland, Scotland, Seneschal of Gascony, Sir John Dalton, Sir Robert Dalton, Thomas Aderne, Thomas of Brotherton, WallingfordI have seen the above painting used an an illustration for the abduction of Guinevere. All that’s lacking are the fluffy kittens with pink satin bows. If it was really a medieval abduction, it wouldn’t be anything resembling this idyllic springtime scene, but much more likely to be as the illustration below! I’ve posted…
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There once was an Anglo-Saxon manor in the south of Kent called Berwic, which became known as Le Hangre, and was then split into two manors, Westenhanger and Ostenhanger. Westenhanger is still very much in evidence (see illustration above) but Ostenhanger as such has disappeared entirely. It’s still there really, of course, but was…
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