Here are 32 Interesting Facts About Castles. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Castles 1. For 23 years the French have been building a real medieval castle using only medieval construction techniques. - Source 2. There stands a castle in the Czech Republic tha
Interesting Facts About Fukuoka Fukuoka on Kyushu is one of the largest cities in Japan. Modern-day Fukuoka is the result of the fusion, in 1889, of the port city of Hakata and the former castle town of Fukuoka. However, the settlement of the area dates back thousands of years. Famous ...
By age three, Henry VIII had been the Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Earl Marshal of England, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, a Knight of the Bath, Duke of York, and Warden of the Scottish Marches. Of course, he couldn’t fulfill his roles – his father merel...
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down about 60 years after the event, were played out. Nicholaa is said to have met the king at the eastern gate of the castle. A widow since the death of her husband, Gerard de Camville, in January 1215, Nicholaa met King John at the gates of her mighty fortress, Lincoln Castle. ...
Longespée was given command of Gascony in May 1204. In September of the same year he was also given custody of Dover castle and made warden of the Cinque Ports; he retained both offices until May 1206. In 1208 Longespée was appointed warden of the Welsh Marches and in 1210 he joined ...
Richard’s entrails were buried in the chapel of the castle where he died, the very castle he had been besieging when he was fatally wounded. As we travelled on, our group began to ponder this curious story—if Richard was the enemy, how likely was it that the castle’s defenders would...
but also the personalities and politics of the people and countries surrounding them. Where there is disagreement or controversy , she presents all sides of the argument, using her excellent analytical skills to dissect the story, present the facts and explain her own theories, reasoning and conclu...
Edward and Eleanor were met by their children; 6-year-old Elizabeth and 4-year-old Edward probably had little or no memory of their parents. Following celebrations for their return in Canterbury, the royal family would spent the next 2 weeks at Leeds Castle, getting to know each other again...