Lordship and Barony Titles For Sale

It’s an interesting question, and one we take very seriously here at Manorial Counsel… and not just for the obvious reasons. You see, we didn’t actually get into researching titles in the first place for the love of seeing the word ‘Lord’ in front of a name. That is thrilling, of course, but what really…

Safeguarding the liberties – and rights – of people is something we almost take for granted in the Western World; though at times some feel it’s a tenuous mirage. But back in the good old medieval days, the head honcho of the realm, aka the monarch, often thought differently. Even before King John begrudgingly stamped…

It’s the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth on 24th May, 1819. An intriguing monarch whose influence on society is still strongly felt even now. Hers was an era of extraordinary advancement industrially and scientifically, and inquisitive pioneers whose determination to think outside norms sowed the seeds for many of the great inventions we enjoy today.…

You’ll no doubt have seen the fabulous meme doing the rounds at the moment suggesting that when Shakespeare was quarantined he wrote King Lear. It’s a wonderfully positive message to us all that being in lockdown can be a constructive time, even if it’s not one hundred percent concurred as fact by scholars. Still, bearing…

On 18th March, 1314, Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake. He was the 23rd Grand Master of the Knights Templar, a seasoned warrior, and a man of seventy years. But though he was old, his voice had clout, and as his tortured body melted in the flames, he bellowed out a curse that…