People
- Abbot Suger of St Denis, Paris
- Henry I, King of England (1100-1135)
- Matilda (Daughter of Henry I)
- Geoffrey Plantagenet, 'The Fair', Count of Anjou
- Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem
- Bernard of Clairvaux
- Stephen of Blois, king of England 1135-1154
- Alexander I, King of Scotland 1107-1124
- Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem
- Fulk V, of Anjou
- William Adelin
- Godfrey of Bouillon
- Louis VI, The Fat, King of France 1108-1137
- Hugh de Payens
- Robert Earl of Gloucester
- Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex
- Ranulf Earl of Chester 1129-53
- Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
- Roger of Caen
- Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ranulf Flambard
- Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
- Conrad III, Emperor of Germany
- Melisende of Jerusalem
- Domenico Michiel Doge of Venice
- William Clito
- Richard (I, King of England 1189-1199) (b.1157 - d.1199)
- Henry (II, King of England 1154-1189) (b.1133 - d.1189)
- Eleanor (of Aquitaine) (b.1122 - d.1204)
- Berengaria (of Navarre, Queen of England) (b.1165 - d.1230)
- Henry ('the Young King') (b.1155 - d.1183)
- Louis (VII, The Young, King of France, 1137-1180) (b.1121 - d.1180)
- Geoffrey (Duke of Brittany) (b.1158 - d.1186)
- William (II, King of Sicily)
- Becket, Thomas (St) (b.1118 - d.1170)
- David (I, King of Scotland 1124-1153) (b.1085 - d.1153)
- William (I, the Lion, King of Scotland 1165-1214) ( - d.1214)
- Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester) ( - d.1171)
- Bigod, Hugh
- Philippe (II Augustus, King of France 1180-1223) (b.1165 - d.1223)
- Theobald (of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury) ( - d.1161)
- Adrian (IV, Pope) ( - d.1159)
- Bohemund (I, Prince of Antioch 1099-1111) (b.1050 - d.1111)
- Longchamp, William
- Malcolm (IV, Scottish King 1153-1165) (b.1142 - d.1165)
- Saladin ( - d.1193)
- Clare, Richard fitzGilbert de (Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke) (b.1130 - d.1176)
- Lucy, Richard de
- Murchadha, Diarmait mac (King of Leinster)
- Gruffydd, Rhys ap (Lord Rhys) ( - d.1197)
- Alexander (III, Pope) ( - d.1181)
- Baldwin (III, King of Jerusalem 1143-1162) (b.1131 - d.1162)
- Amalric (I, King of Jerusalem, 1162 - 1174) (b.1136 - d.1174)
- Alice (Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine) (b.1150 - )
- Barbarossa, Frederick (Emperor) (b.1122 - d.1190)
A Medieval Mystery
There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location
Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment
Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size
Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
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Start of Collegiate System, Merton College Oxford
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Key Dates: 1200 to 1299
A Medieval Mystery
There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location - Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment - Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size - Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
