All who recognise the distinctive arms of Elizabeth de Burgh, #LadyOfClare, will be surprised to see a man in armour at #LeedsCastle bearing Clare family arms in a border she adopted after extinction of the male line. Meanwhile the horse wears... paisley? In her grandmother's castle, where fairies & dragons now also roam...
#heraldry #dreamscape @medievodons

An animated #EleanorOfCastile in a new exhibition at #LeedsCastle, #Vikings in London, & "questions about the ethics of animating (and putting words into the mouths of) real individuals, as well as how to ensure quality control". Feedback welcome if anyone visits!
https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/vikings-the-immersive-experience-and-pilgrimage-of-love-eleanor-of-castile/

@medievodons @histodons

“It’s MY crisp packet.
Touch it and I will end you.”

#birds #photography #canon #leedscastle

Kent holds many great places and once you'll make it to Leeds Castle and its surroundings in Maidstone, Kent, you will be remembered on #Avalon when walking through this park!

Already mentioned in William the Conqueror's #domesdaybook and being a retreat for Henry VIII. hundreds of years later, Leeds Castle has a fixed place in English history.

Read more on Leeds Castle at https://leeds-castle.com!

#visitkent #leedscastle #topeuropephoto #theglobewanderer #travelersnotebook #passionpassport #bestvacations #worldtravelpics #bbctravel #exploreeverything #lifeofadventure #exploringkent #maidstone #earthscope #travellingthroughtheworld 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 #picoftheday #lake #castle #englishcastles #england #uk #visitengland
This #happy little nerd #window at #LeedsCastle was looking forward to #FensterFreitag all week! 🤓

#WindowFriday #Fenster #ISeeFaces #pareidolia #Pareidolie
TILDEN’s of Kent, England

In my last blog post Traveling for Genealogy I chronicled my research into the TILDEN family of Benenden, Kent. I decided to do a deeper dive and as usual found some interesting connections. One of…

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