Image Ammonite Capitals in Oriental Place.jpg thumb right 240px Ammonite Capitals on a house in Oriental Place, Brighton The Ammonite Order is an Orders of architecture architectural order that features fluted column s and Capital architecture capital s with volute s shaped to resemble fossil ammonite s. The style was invented by George Dance the Younger George Dance and first used on John Boydell s Boydell Shakespeare Gallery Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London in 1789 later the British Institution demolished in 1868 . Ammonite motifs were also used on buildings in Regent Street Beginnings 1811 to 1825 Old Regent Street , probably by John Nash architect John Nash from around 1818 demolished in the 1920s . Architect, geologist and fossil collector Amon Wilds used the Ammonite Order on the fa ade of his house in Castle Place in Lewes , probably as a pun ning reference to his forename. His architect son, Amon Henry Wilds , also used the order on several early 19th century terraces in Brighton. References http www.fownc.org newsletters no52.shtml http www.nhm.ac.uk nature online earth fossils fossil folklore themes decoration04.htm Category Orders of columns B&H Buildings arch style stub ... more details
File Ant pen map Trinity Peninsula.PNG thumb Location of Trinity Peninsula. Lobosh Peak lang bg , Vrah Lobosh vr&h lo bosh is the ice covered peak rising to 1000 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land , Antarctica , east of the upper course of Boydell Glacier . The feature has precipitous, mostly ice free west slopes, and surmounts Boydell Glacier to the west and south. The peak is named after the settlement of Lobosh in Western Bulgaria. Location Lobosh Peak is located at coord 64 06 00 S 59 08 21 W , which is 15.5 km southwest of Povien Peak , 7.11 km west by south of Petkov Nunatak , 3.12 km northwest of the summit of Kopito Ridge , 5.18 km north northeast of Mureno Peak and 8.34 km east northeast of Seydol Crag . Maps http www.add.scar.org 8080 add WMSmap.jsp Antarctic Digital Database ADD . Scale 1 250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR , 1993 2006. References http data.aad.gov.au aadc gaz scar display name.cfm?gaz id 137234 Lobosh Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian named Antarctic place Category Mountains of Trinity Peninsula Category Bulgaria and the Antarctic TrinityPeninsula geo stub ... more details
In Norse mythology , Gulltoppr Old Norse golden Mane horse mane ref name SIMEK122 Simek 2007 122 . ref is one of the horses of the gods. Gulltoppr is mentioned in a list of horses in the Poetic Edda poem Gr mnism l and in Nafna ulur section of the Prose Edda . According to Prose Edda book Gylfaginning , he is the horse of Heimdallr . Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri assigned a horse to Heimdallr in an attempt to systematize the mythology. ref name SIMEK122 Notes reflist References refbegin Rudolf Simek Simek, Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . Boydell & Brewer D.S. Brewer . ISBN 0 85991 513 1 refend Norse myth stub Category Horses in Norse mythology da Guldtop de Gulltopp fr Gulltopp it Gulltoppr ja no Gulltopp pt Gulltop sv Gulltopp ... more details
, Suffolk, UK Boydell Press, 1995. ISBN 9780851155944 Robert Boyle 1627 91 Scrupulosity and Science . Boydell Press Woodbridge, 2000. ref name Porter The Occult Laboratory Magic, Science, and Second Sight in Late Seventeenth Century Scotland . Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Boydell Press, 2001. ISBN ... more details
In Norse mythology , Glenr Old Norse opening in the clouds ref name SIMEK113 Simek 2007 113 . ref is the husband of the goddess S l Sun S l , who drives the horses of the sun across the sky. Glenr is also an alternate name for Gl r , one of the horses listed among those ridden by the sir gods , according to Gylfaginning . Notes reflist References Simek, Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . Boydell & Brewer D.S. Brewer . ISBN 0 85991 513 1 Norse mythology Norse myth stub Category Norse mythology Category Minor characters in Norse mythology es Glenr ... more details
Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc name Kelly DeVries image imagesize caption pseudonym birth date December 23, 1956 birth place Provo, Utah death date death place occupation Historian nationality United States American period genre subject Medieval warfare movement spouse Barbara Middleton children 3 influences influenced signature website Kelly DeVries is an United States American historian specializing in the Medieval warfare warfare of the Middle Ages . He is often featured as an expert commentator on television documentaries. As of 2012, he is Professor of History at Loyola University Maryland . He received his PhD in Medieval Studies in 1987 from the University of Toronto . http www.brill.nl cumulative bibliography medieval military history and technology Selected works 1992 Medieval Military Technology Broadview Press. 1999 Joan of Arc A Military Leader Gloucestershire Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0 7509 1805 5 1999 The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 Boydell Press, ISBN 1 84383 027 2. 2000 Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century Boydell Press. Guns and Men in Medieval Europe 2002 A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology History of Warfare, Vol. 8, Brill Press. 2002 The Battle of the Golden Spurs Courtrai, 11 July 1302 Boydell Press. 2005 A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology Update 2004 History of Warfare, Vol. 26, Brill Press winner of the Verbruggen Prize 2005 The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy 1363 1477 Boydell Press. Collaborations with Matthew Bennett historian Matthew Bennett , Jim Bradbury , Ian Dickie and Phyllis Jestice 2005 Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World AD 500 AD 1500 , Amber Books, ISBN 1862272999 External links http www.loyola.edu academics history faculty devries.html Loyola College in Maryland Kelly Devries cite web author medievalists.net publisher YouTube format video date 2009 url http www.youtube.com watch?v 2wz8DIiTCyE ti ... more details
Rakematiz is a thick silk fabric embroidered with strands of gold . It was extremely rare and valuable. Apparel that incorporated rakematiz was popular in Europe in the Middle Ages. Some scholars have suggested the term rakematiz comes from the Italian Language Italian word ricamata , which means embroidery. ref Stella Mary Newton, Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince A Study of the Years 1340 1365 , Boydell & Brewer 1999, page 111, n. 38. ref References Reflist added under references heading by script assisted edit references references fabric Category Figured fabrics Category Silk textile stub ... more details
In Norse mythology , Hla gu r svanhv t Old Norse Hla gu r swan white ref name SIMEK151 Simek 2007 151 . ref is a valkyrie . Hla gu r svanhv t is attested in the Poetic Edda poem V lundarkvi a as the sister of the valkyrie Herv r alvitr both daughters of King Hl dv r , and as the seven year wife of Slagfi r . Notes reflist References refbegin Simek, Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . Boydell & Brewer D.S. Brewer ISBN 0 85991 513 1 http normannii.org guilds lore lore poetic volundarkvida.htm V lundarkvi a in Old Norse and English translation refend Valkyries Norse myth stub Category Valkyries es Svanhv t it Hla gu r svanhv t pt Hla gunnr ... more details
In Norse mythology , Svipul Old Norse changeable ref name SIMEK308 Simek 2007 308 . ref is a valkyrie . Svipul is attested among valkyrie list in the poem Darra arlj and the longer of the two Nafna ulur valkyrie lists in the Poetic Edda book Sk ldskaparm l . In addition, the name Svipul appears as a synonym for battle in Sk ldskaparm l . Rudolf Simek theorizes that the name Svipul presumably refers to the changeable nature of wyrd fate , whose directors the valkyries are represented as being, especially in Darra arlj . ref name SIMEK308 Notes reflist References refbegin Simek, Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . Boydell & Brewer D.S. Brewer ISBN 0 85991 513 1 refend Valkyries Category Valkyries ... more details
Kelsale Windmill may refer to a number of windmills in Kelsale , Suffolk. Skoulding s Mill, Kelsale Skoulding s Mill , a tower mill at gbmapping TM 382 647 Harvey s Mill, a post mill at gbmappingsmall TM 381 647 Dorley s Corner Mill, a post mill at gbmappingsmall TM 385 660 Carlton Mill, a post mill at approximately gbmappingsmall TM 386 642 Source cite book first Brian last Flint year 1979 title Suffolk Windmills pages p136 publisher Boydell location Woodbridge isbn 0 85115 112 4 disambiguation Category Windmills in Suffolk ... more details
The Club of Thirteen or Wednesday Society was a Radical Whigs Radical intellectual club in London founded by David Williams philosopher David Williams in the 1770s. Resembling the Birmingham Lunar Society , its members included Benjamin Franklin , Richard Lovell Edgeworth , Josiah Wedgwood , Robert Owen , William Hodgson Radical William Hodgson , and Thomas Day . It met at Old Slaughter s Coffee House on St Martin s Lane , or at the Swan at Westminster Bridge . Bibliography Nicholas Hans. Franklin, Jefferson, and the English Radicals at the End of the Eighteenth Century. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society , 98 6 Dec 1954 , 406 26. Sheldon Samuel Cohen. British supporters of the American revolution, 1775 1783 the role of the middling level activists. Boydell Press, 2004. Pages 27 and 28. Category Clubs and societies in London Category 1770s establishments in England ... more details
In Norse Mythology , Helreginn Ruler over Hel location Hel ref name SIMEK138 Simek 2007 138 . ref is a j tunn listed in the Nafna ulur ulur section of the Prose Edda book Sk ldskaparm l . Other than their name, no additional information about the figure is provided. ref name FAULKES157 Faulkes 1995 157 . ref Rudolf Simek comments that the name is unusual, reasoning that it is unusual for the j tnar to be directly associated with the underworld. ref name SIMEK138 139 Simek 2007 138 139 . ref Notes reflist References Faulkes, Anthony Trans. 1995 . Edda . Everyman s Library Everyman . ISBN 0 460 87616 3 Simek, Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . Boydell & Brewer D.S. Brewer . ISBN 0 85991 513 1 Category J tnar hr Helregin ... more details
Henry de Say was a Norman nobleman who lived in Clun near Shrewsbury , along the medieval Welsh Marches . He inherited the important fortification Clun Castle from his father, Robert de Say , in 1098. ref Suppe, p.218 Eyton 1860, p.228. ref Henry died some time after 1130. ref Suppe, p.218 Eyton 1860, p.228. ref Bibliography Eyton, William. 1860 Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume XI. London John Russell Smith. Liddiard, Robert. ed 2003 Anglo Norman Castles. Woodbridge Boydell Press. Suppe, Frederick C. Castle guard and the castlery of Clun, in Liddiard ed 2003. References reflist 3 Category Anglo Normans Category 11th century births Category 12th century deaths ... more details
A Threshal was a type of two handed Medieval military flail flail , looking rather like a larger version of the more well known Nunchucks Nunchaku . ref name Oakeshott Considered a peasant s weapon, it was nonetheless capable of defeating many types of armor , as illustrated in contemporary manuscripts . ref name Oakeshott cite book last Oakeshott first Ewart title The Archeology of Weapons Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry accessdate 2010 10 01 year 1960 publisher Boydell Press location Cambridge isbn 0 486 29288 6 chapter The Complete Arming of a Man ref References reflist Category Flail weapons Category Medieval weapons weapon stub ... more details
as his bookshop. Later in 1787, John and Josiah Boydell took a lease on 52 Pall Mall for their Shakespeare ... sup Dead link date April 2009 ref Association with Boydell family Nicol was married twice. Little ... Nicol had developed a close friendship with the family of the engraver and publisher John Boydell. In November 1786, Nicol and John Boydell were among the dinner guests at the West Hampstead home of the engraver s nephew Josiah Boydell . This dinner was the genesis for the Boydells Boydell Shakespeare ... of William Martin s design, commissioned by George Nicol for the Boydell Shakespeare. It is undisputed ..., Nicol and Boydell met the printer William Bulmer printer William Bulmer by chance, resulting ... as Nicol s substantial involvement with Boydell s developing Shakespeare Gallery, he also embarked on a romance with Mary Boydell, niece of John and sister of the painter Josiah Boydell . Mary had ... Boydell were walking up Prince s Street now the southern section of Wardour Street near Leicester Square , Mary Boydell was shot by Dr. John Elliot scientist and physician John Elliot with a pair ... Boydell s 30,000 fortune. ref Narrative of the Life and Death of John Elliot, M.D. ref ref name ... Boydell were married on 8 September 1787. Mary became a print collector and writer in her own right ... ref name Register Nicol and his son accompanied Josiah and John North Boydell in the funeral procession for John Boydell on 19 December 1804. Librarian and auctioneer Image George nicol signature.JPG ... more details
Other persons Anthony Walker File Prior Park and railway in 1750.jpg thumb Prior Park , Bath, Somerset Bath and Ralph Allen s railway in 1750 from an engraving by Anthony Walker Anthony Walker was an English Printmaker Artist who was born in 1726 and died in 1765. He lived in England . Many of his works can be viewed at the Tate Gallery in London . He was also a renowned drawing draftsman . He served an apprenticeship to John Tinney, who produced many tographical plates. Much of his early signed work were engravings after his own drawings for the book trade. Later, he became a sought after engraver of large single issue Printmaking prints , including five after Old Master paintings for John Boydell 1719 December, 1804 who was an English publisher, noted for his reproductions of engravings He also became Lord Mayor of London . Anthony Walker also produced illustrations for instructional books, such as The Complete Drawing Book London, 1757 . Regarded as a pioneer of the printing process, many of today s printing technology owes itself to Anthony Walkers work. See also John Boydell Tate Gallery External links cite news url http www.tate.org.uk servlet ArtistWorks?cgroupid 999999961&artistid 2583&page 1 publisher Tate Gallery title Anthony Walkers listings date cite news url http www.tate.org.uk publisher Tate Gallery title Tate Gallery London date cite news url http www.donaldheald.com search search 01.php?Author WALKER 2C 20Anthony publisher Tate Gallery title After Jean Baptiste Claude CHATELAIN date cite DNB wstitle Walker, Anthony Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Walker, Anthony ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English printmaker DATE OF BIRTH 1726 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1765 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Walker, Anthony Category 1726 births Category 1765 deaths Category English printmakers ... more details
About Fijian culture the Vanuatu based indigenous movement Turaga nation In Fiji , Turaga denotes the chief of a village, clan or tribe. The Turaga ni Koro would be the head of the village Koro , usually elected or appointed by the villagers. ref Cite web last Naiker first Utkatu authorlink coauthors title Local Government in Asia and the Pacific A Comparative Study work Country paper Fiji publisher UNESCAP date url http www.unescap.org huset lgstudy country fiji fiji.html doi accessdate 2007 02 23 ref As kind of city administrator or mayor, he is playing a key role in the modern Fijian government structure and is paid a small government allowance. ref Cite web last Lucas first Verona authorlink coauthors Nauque, Setefano Chandra, Sachin title Assessing Community Perspectives on Governance in Fiji work RETA 6065 publisher FSPI date 2003 url http www.fspi.org.fj program governance pdfs 5 20RETA 206065 20 Fiji .pdf format pdf doi accessdate 2007 02 23 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Similarly, the chief of a Mataqali clan would be the Turaga ni mataqali . The exact historical status of the Turaga plays an important role in conflicts about Fijian common landownership. ref Cite web last Boydell first Spike authorlink coauthors Shah, Krishn title An inquiry into the nature of land ownership in Fiji work publisher The International Association for the Study of Common Property date 2003 url http dlc.dlib.indiana.edu archive 00001208 00 Boydell & Shah inquiry into land.pdf format pdf doi accessdate 2007 02 23 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot Other uses Turaga was used by The LEGO Group for their toy line Bionicle. ref References references See also House of Chiefs Fiji Category Fijian culture Fiji stub ... more details
refimprove date May 2010 Dr Katharine Stephanie Benedicta Keats Rohan born 1957 is a history researcher, specialising in prosopography . She has produced seminal work on early European history , and collaborated with, among others, Christian Settipani . ref http www.coelweb.co.uk aboutkatherine.html ref Keats Rohan is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern prosopographical and network analysis research, which has become highly computer dependent. Works 1997 Ed. Family Trees and the Roots of Politics the Prosopography of Britain and France from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century . Woodbridge, Suffolk Boydell Press 1997 Domesday Names an Index of Latin Personal and Place Names in Domesday Book with David Thornton 1999 Domesday People a Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066 1166. I. Domesday Book Woodbridge, Suffolk Boydell Press 1999 Prosopography of Post Conquest England the Continental Origin of English Landowners, 1066 1166 2000 Onomastique et Parent dans l Occident m di val with Christian Settipani 2002 Domesday Descendants a Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066 1166. II 2002 Resourcing Sources Texts, Technology and Prosopography 2006 The Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel with Shaun Tyas 2007 Prosopography Approaches and Applications a Handbook Prosopographica et Genealogica References reflist External links http www.history.ox.ac.uk research projects prosop.htm Prosopography resource development , Faculty of History, University of Oxford Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Keats Rohan, Katharine ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Keats Rohan, Katharine Category 1957 births Category Living people Category British historians Category Medievalists Category Fellows of Linacre College, Oxford Category Place of birth missing living people UK historian stub de Katharine Keats Rohan fr Katharine Keats Rohan ... more details
Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc image imagesize 150px name Jim Bradbury caption pseudonym birth date Birth date and age 1937 02 27 birth place death date death place occupation Historian nationality united Kingdom British period genre subject Medieval warfare movement influences influenced signature website Jim Bradbury born February 27, 1937 is a United Kingdom British historian specialising in the Medieval warfare military history of the Middle Ages . Bradbury lectured in history at Brunel University . Selected works 1975 Shakespeare and his Theatre , Longman, ISBN 0582205395 1985 The Medieval Archer , The Boydell Press, ISBN 0851151949 1988 Introduction to The Buckinghamshire Domesday , Alecto Historical Editions, ISBN 0948459867 1992 The Medieval Siege , The Boydell Press, ISBN 1852855282 1996 Stephen and Matilda Civil War of 1139 53 , Sutton Publishing, ISBN 075090612X 1997 Philip Augustus King of France, 1180 1223 , Longman, ISBN 0582060583 1998 The Battle of Hastings , Sutton Publishing, ISBN 075091291X 2004 The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare , London Routledge, ISBN 0415221269 2007 The Capetians Kings of France 987 1314 , Hambledon Continuum, ISBN 1852855282 2010 Robin Hood , Amberley Publishing, ISBN 9781848681859 Collaborations With Matthew Bennett historian Matthew Bennett , Kelly DeVries , Ian Dickie , Phyllis Jestice 2005 Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World , UK Amber Books, ISBN 1862272999 External links worldcat id lccn n85 119321 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bradbury, Jim ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bradbury, Jim Category British medievalists Category 1937 births Category Living people Category British military historians UK historian stub fr Jim Bradbury ... more details
File William Hamilton Prospero and Ariel.jpg thumb right Prospero and Ariel from a painting by Hamilton William Hamilton 1751 1801 was an England English painter and illustrator. Life Hamilton was born in Chelsea, London , but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon moved to theatrical portraits and scenes from plays. Hamilton became an associate member of the Royal Academy from 1784, and was made a full member in 1789. Works Hamilton became very well known for his paintings depicting episodes from the plays of Shakespeare and for his illustrations of poems. He was commissioned to create works for John Boydell s Boydell Shakespeare Gallery Shakespeare Gallery , Thomas Macklin s Bible and Robert Bowyer s English History . ref http www.artoftheprint.com artistpages bartolozzi francesco 12thnightthestreeta5s1.htm The art of the print ref These were widely reproduced in popular prints. Francesco Bartolozzi engraved a number of Hamilton s best known works. ref http www.argyllpictures.co.uk art prints William Hamilton.aspx Argyll pictures ref He also painted modern events, such as the execution of Marie Antoinette , in the manner of epic historical drama. Several battle scenes were also exhibited including The destruction of the Spanish battery ships before Gibraltar in the night of the 13th of Sept. last 1783 and Defence of the Breach at Jean d Acre by Sir Sidney Smith 1800 . Hamilton s style shows the influence of the cult of sentiment typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffmann . He also sometimes adopts aspects of Fuseli s dramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing. References commonscat reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hamilton, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1751 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1801 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hamilton, William Category 1751 births Category 1801 deaths Category Engli ... more details
Robert de Say , also called Picot, was a Norman knight who arrived in Shropshire after the Norman invasion. ref Eyton 1862, p.45. ref Robert is most noted for the initial construction of Clun Castle , building it overlooking the lands he had seized from Eadric the Wild Edric the Wild after the invasion. ref Pettifer, p.211 Brown, p.92. ref The family name de Say comes from the Norman village of Sai, Orne Sai , in Orne . Robert was an important vassal of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury Roger of Montgomery , the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and a major early Norman magnate. ref Brown, p.92. ref Robert s daughter married the Welsh lord Cadwgan ap Bleddyn , who acquired permission to move to England, probably Clun, in 1109. ref Lieberman, p.44. ref Robert died in 1098. ref Suppe, p.218. ref Bibliography Brown, Reginald Allen. 1989 Castles From The Air. Cambridge Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521329323. Eyton, William. 1862 The Castles of Shropshire and its Border. in Collectanea Arch ologica communications made to the British Archaeological Association Vol. 1. London Longman. Liddiard, Robert. ed 2003 Anglo Norman Castles. Woodbridge Boydell Press. Lieberman, Max. 2010 The Medieval March of Wales The Creation and Perception of a Frontier, 1066 1283. Cambridge Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521769785. Pettifer, Adrian. 1995 English Castles A Guide by Counties. Woodbridge Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851157825. Suppe, Frederick C. Castle guard and the castlery of Clun, in Liddiard ed 2003. References reflist 3 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Robert De Say ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Norman knight DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Robert De Say Category Anglo Normans Category 11th century births Category Year of death missing ... more details
Miserden Castle was a castle near the village of Miserden in Gloucestershire , England . The castle is a large motte and bailey Norman castle, built before 1146 by Robert Musard, after whose family the local village is named. ref name PettiferP80 Pettifer, p.80. ref The castle overlooks the River Frome, Stroud River Frome and included a 60 ft wide shell keep , protected by a stone wall and a moat. ref name PastscapeMiserden http www.pastscape.org hob.aspx?hob id 117125&sort 4&search all&criteria Miserden 20Castle&rational q&recordsperpage 10 National Monument Records website , accessed 20 December 2010. ref The castle is positioned on a rocky spur, and the north side of the castle was probably flooded from the river to produce a wet moat, further strengthening the considerable defences. ref name PastscapeMiserden Musard was killed by forces loyal to King Stephen of England Stephen during the years of the Anarchy and the castle seized by Philip of Gloucester, but the castle survived into at least the 13th century. ref Pettifer, p.80 Amt, p.44. ref Some earthworks and masonry structures remain. ref name PettiferP80 See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England References reflist Bibliography Amt, Emilie. 1993 http books.google.co.uk books?id NxL0AMbrWqwC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false The Accession of Henry II in England royal government restored, 1149 1159. Woodbridge, UK Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851153483. Pettifer, Adrian. 1995 http books.google.co.uk books?id 47iheRUGKIEC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false English Castles A Guide by Counties. Woodbridge, UK Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851157825. 51 46 54.79 N, 2 4 54.69 W coord 51 46 54 N 2 4 54 W scale 10000 display title Category Castles in Gloucestershire England castle stub ... more details
on the far wall, towards the left Boydell was unrepentant and although Wright s painting of Romeo and Juliet ... in The Winter s Tale that were Wright s contribution to Boydell s gallery. Wright was left with this painting ... and Juliet tomb scene painting for Boydell ref name nicholson155 which was very well received by gallery .... As a result of Wright s argument with Boydell the painting was rejected and stayed in Wright s possession ... more details
Robert FitzEdith, Lord of Okehampton 1122 1172 was an Legitimacy law illegitimate son of Henry I of England and Edith Forne , who was one of Henry s many mistresses. ref name pope cite book last Fleming first Donald F. last2 Pope first2 Janet M. title Henry I and the Anglo Norman world studies in memory of C. Warren Hollister year 2007 publisher Boydell Press location Suffolk, UK isbn 9781843832935 pages 35 36 ref Compared to his illegitimate siblings and half siblings, much is known about him. Robert married Matilda d Avranches, ref cite book last Harper Bill first Chrstopher title Anglo Norman Studies XVIII Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1995 year 1996 publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd location Suffolk, UK isbn 9780851156668 page 43 ref heiress of the English feudal barony feudal barony of Okehampton , Devon, and widow of William de Courcy ref name pope and together had one daughter, Mary, who married Renaud de Courtenay Renaud, Sire of Courtenay son of Miles, Sire of Courtenay and Ermengarde of Nevers . ref cite book last Burke first Sir Bernard title A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire year 1866 publisher Harrison page 140 ref Robert died of Death by natural causes natural causes . References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fitzedith, Robert, Lord Okehampton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1122 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1172 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fitzedith, Robert, Lord Okehampton Category 1122 births Category 1172 deaths Category Illegitimate children of English monarchs Category 12th century English people England bio stub ... more details
John Landseer 1769 1852 was an English landscape engraver. Biography He was born in 1769 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln , the son of a jeweller, and apprenticed to William Byrne engraver William Byrne the engraver. He exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1792. He achieved acclaim as an engraver, and in 1806 delivered to the Royal Institution a series of lectures on engraving, which were later published, but was soon dismissed following a dispute with the son of the engraver John Boydell , who had died in 1804, about comments he had made about the elder Boydell. In the 1806 he was elected an Associate Engraver of the Royal Academy , but had a dispute with the Academy over their failure to admit engravers as full members. This lasted until 1836 and was an ineffectual protest. In 1813 he lectured to the Surrey Institution on The Philosophy of Art . He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London Society of Antiquaries . Landseer died in London 20 February 1852 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery Works He contributed to Rees s Cyclopaedia articles on schools of engraving, namely French, Vol. 15, 1810 German, Vol. 16, 1810 Low Countries, Vol. 21, 1812 Italian, Vol 19, 1811. He also engraved a series of plates, with monogram s etc. of French, German, Low Countries and Italian engravers. All his articles are of monograph length and may have re cycled his Royal Institution material. Family Landseer married a Miss Potts with whom he had four children, Thomas Landseer Thomas , Edwin Landseer Edwin , Charles Landseer Charles and Jessica Landseer Jessica , who later became famous in the art world. References Dictionary of National Biography , Landseer, John 1769 1852 , painter, engraver, and author, by W. C. Monkhouse. Published 1892. Attribution DNB DEFAULTSORT Landseer, John Category English engravers Category People from Lincoln, England Category Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Category 1769 births Category 1852 deaths ... more details
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