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Markenfield Hall

MARKENFIELD HALL AND THE MARKENFIELD BROTHERS, THOMAS AND ROBERT.

Dec 11, 2021

battles, buildings, genealogy

“Perkin”, AJ Pollard, Barons Grantley, Battle of Bosworth, Buckingham rebellion, Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel, Coldridge, Edward V, Elizabeth I, excommunication, executions, Falklands Play, funeral effigy, Iain Curteis, John de Merkynfeld, knights of the body, licence to crenellate, Markenfield Hall, piscina, rape, Ripon Cathedral, Rising of the North, Robert Markenfield, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Sir Thomas Markinfield, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Yorkshire

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Markenfield Hall viewed through the Gatehouse. A 14th century moated manor house and one time home to the Markenfields. Photo National Garden Scheme. Markenfield Hall, near Ripon, Yorkshire is surely the epitome of a survivor of medieval manor houses. The building of the Hall begun in 1230 and was…
Markenfield Hall – in the same family since 1310….

Jun 3, 2021

battles, buildings, religion

Battle of Bosworth, Markenfield Hall, Markenfields, Nortons, recusants, Yorkshire

We have some wonderful old buildings in this country, and Markenfield Hall in Yorkshire must be up there with the best of them. Occupied (mostly) by the same family since its beginning in 1310, it’s still immaculate now. Go to this article and this one to read more and to see inside. How absolutely amazing…