Adulterine Castle — Castle built without the liege lord s approval … Medieval glossary
Newbury Castle — is the name of an English adulterine castle built by John Marshal during The Anarchy. The Castle is mentioned in the L Histoire de Guillaume le Marechal (History of William the Marshall) wherein it describes King Stephen as besieging the castle… … Wikipedia
Ardley Castle — was a castle to the southwest of the village of Ardley, Oxfordshire, England (gbmapping|SP539273). It is thought to have been an adulterine castle erected in the reign of King Stephen and demolished by order of Henry II after 1154. It now… … Wikipedia
Castellaria — A castlery or castellany was a block of territory attached to a *castle or within its jurisdiction. There were 14 named castleries in *DB. A legitimate castle, licensed by the king, would have had around it knights fiefs; these knights would have … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Castellatus — A castlery or castellany was a block of territory attached to a *castle or within its jurisdiction. There were 14 named castleries in *DB. A legitimate castle, licensed by the king, would have had around it knights fiefs; these knights would have … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Castles in the United Kingdom — A number of castles in the United Kingdom are important to the history of the British Isles, especially before and during the middle ages. As in continental Europe British castles proved of primary consequence in British political struggles,… … Wikipedia
History of England — For other uses, see History of England (disambiguation). History of England This article is part of a series … Wikipedia
Encastellation — (sometimes castellation, which can also mean crenellation) is the process whereby the feudal kingdoms of Europe became dotted with castles, from which local lords could dominate the countryside of their fiefs and their neighbours , and from which … Wikipedia
Diego Gelmírez — (or Xelmírez) (ca 1069 – ca 1149) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. He is a prominent figure in the history of Galicia and an… … Wikipedia
