SK9771 : Teacher Baron
taken 10 years ago, near to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Teacher Baron
Lincoln Barons' Charter Trail sculpture at the top of High Street and start of The Strait, painted by Rebekah Lockley representing William Marshall II Link
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William Marshall II was the son of the legendary William Marshall who served all the kings in John’s family, from Henry II to Henry III. From the age of 15 until he was 22 William was effectively a hostage at the court of King John, to guarantee his father’s loyalty. He fought on the side of the French in the first Barons’ War but re-joined the Royalist side and fought alongside his father at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217. He died, with no male heirs in 1231 and was buried in the Temple Church in London.
William Marshall II was the son of the legendary William Marshall who served all the kings in John’s family, from Henry II to Henry III. From the age of 15 until he was 22 William was effectively a hostage at the court of King John, to guarantee his father’s loyalty. He fought on the side of the French in the first Barons’ War but re-joined the Royalist side and fought alongside his father at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217. He died, with no male heirs in 1231 and was buried in the Temple Church in London.
Lincoln Barons' Charter Trail
800 years ago in June 1215, Magna Carta was sealed by King John in the presence of 25 Barons at Runnymede and Lincoln has one of four copies of ‘The Great Charter’. As part of the 800th anniversary celebrations, the Lincoln Barons Charter Trail Link
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- Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 (more nearby)
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- Wednesday, 17 June, 2015
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WGS84: 53:13.8896N 0:32.3762W - Camera Location
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