Posts Tagged ‘Earl of Lancaster’
*Featured Title* The Lordship of Brettgrave – Rubbing shoulders with royalty
The Lordship of Brettgrave came into being in 1197, after the Norman Conquest. The Abbot of Chertsey decided to create it as an entity for Sampson de Horton, and separated it from his own holding in Epsom Manor. In doing it this way, both the Lordship and the manor still remained subordinate to the Epsom…
Read MoreThe Lordship Title of Halford – Come take a stroll with us through its history
The first recorded reference of a Lordship for Halford is to a William Giffard, who held two knight’s fees worth of land in the manor. These were granted to him by the Earl of Warwick, who will have been Giffard’s overlord. And at this point, we feel we should explain a little more about this…
Read MoreIsabella: The She-Wolf of France
The She-Wolf. It’s quite a nickname for anyone, let alone a King’s consort, isn’t it? But knowing that’s how she’s remembered then makes the fact that Isabella of France was descended from William the Conqueror a less surprising piece of trivia. Obviously, to be granted such a tribute, she’d had to add her own twist…
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