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Tales of a Ricardian Traveler — Part Three: Ripon Cathedral and Richmond Castle

Jan 4, 2016

buildings

Castle Barnard, Coverham Abbey, Earldom of Richmond, Fountains Abbey, Harrying of the North, Jervaulx Abbey, Middleham, Normans, Richard II, Richmond Castle, Ripon Cathedral, Sheriff Hutton, Sir Thomas Markinfield, Skipton, St. Wilfrid, travel, Yorkshire

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum I admit I have a special fondness for the “third smallest city in England” – Ripon. It’s located in North Yorkshire and is a bustling cathedral town, famous for its racetrack and the “Ripon Hornblower”. It’s also well-situated for making day trips to…
The Mediaeval Mews

Aug 21, 2015

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birds, etymology, falconry, Holy Roman Empire, kestrels, mediaeval sport, merlins, Normans, social laws, sparrowhawks

Falconry in medieval times was exceedingly popular, particularly amongst the nobility. Probably originating in the middle or Far East (both China and Persia are credited with the first recorded accounts of falconry nearly two thousand years ago, but it may be even older) while the earliest known practise in England occurred well before the arrival…