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Roger Mortimer is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of the medieval British Isles. Lord of Wigmore on the Welsh marches, his career witnessed both loyal service to the person of the king and outright rebellion against it, even marshalling the resistance that precipitated the unprecedented deposition of an anointed ...
Arms of Mortimer: Barry or and azure, on a chief of the first two pallets between two gyrons of the second over all an inescutcheon argent. Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marriage to the ...
- 25 April 1287, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
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The Mortimer surname’s origins date back a thousand years to eleventh century Normandy. By this time, the village of Mortemer-sur-Eaulne had developed in the Pays de Bray region of Normandy, between the historic cities of Rouen and Amiens. The old French word ‘bray’ meant a swamp or marsh, while the place name Mortemer also derived from ...
When a second Welsh rebellion broke out in 1282, Edward responded with a full scale invasion. As one of the leading lords in the Welsh Marches, Roger Mortimer played an important role in the invasion, acting as one of Edward’s leading generals. Roger may even have been involved in the death of Llewelyn the Last in 1282.
His work on the social history of medicine won the Alexander Prize in 2004 and was published by the Royal Historical Society in 2009. He has been described by The Times as 'the most remarkable medieval historian of our time'. He lives on the edge of Dartmoor, in Devon. Dr Ian Mortimer was born in Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley in ...
4 Februari 1779. London. Pendidikan. Akademi Duke of Richmond. Pekerjaan. Seniman. Suami/istri. Jane Hurrel. John Hamilton Mortimer (17 September 1740 – 4 Februari 1779) adalah seorang pelukis Neoklasik Inggris yang dikenal atas karya lukisan romantik dan beberapa suasana di Italia dan kawasan pedesaan, beberapa macam karya lainnya ...
Magna Carta Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text Created 1215 ; 809 years ago (1215) Location Two at the British Library ; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral Author(s) John, King of England His barons Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury Purpose Peace treaty Full text Magna Carta at Wikisource Part of the Politics series ...
