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Explore the White Tower
Explore all four floors of the White Tower at the Tower of London using the Unity 3d game engine.
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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179 Historical events occurring between 1176 and 1200
Clare, Richard fitzGilbert de (Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke) (b.1130 - d.1176)
Clifford, Rosamond ( - d.1176)
Constance (Countess of Toulouse) ( - d.1176)
Bigod, Hugh (1st Earl of Norfolk) ( - d.1177)
Louis (VII, The Young, King of France, 1137-1180) (b.1121 - d.1180)
Alexander (III, Pope) (b.1105 - d.1181)
Otto (IV, Roman Emperor) (b.1182 - d.1218)
Henry ('the Young King') (b.1155 - d.1183)
Isabella (of Angouleme) (b.1186 - d.1246)
Geoffrey (Duke of Brittany) (b.1158 - d.1186)
Arthur (of Brittany) (b.1187 - d.1203)
Louis (VIII, The Lion, King of France 1223-1226) (b.1187 - d.1226)
Blanche (of Castile) (b.1188 - d.1252)
Henry (II, King of England 1154-1189) (b.1133 - d.1189)
Matilda (of England) (b.1156 - d.1189)
William (II, King of Sicily) (b.1153 - d.1189)
Baldwin (of Forde, Archbishop of Canterbury) (b.1125 - d.1190)
Barbarossa, Frederick (Emperor) (b.1122 - d.1190)
Isabella (of Hainault) ( - d.1190)
Conrad (of Montferrat) (b.1145 - d.1192)
Saladin (b.1137 - d.1193)
Guy (of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem) (b.1159 - d.1194)
Gruffydd, Rhys ap (Lord Rhys) (b.1132 - d.1197)
Longchamp, William de ( - d.1197)
Margaret (Young Queen of England) (b.1158 - d.1197)
Alexander (II, King of Scotland 1198-1249) (b.1198 - d.1249)
Alice (Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine) (b.1150 - d.1198)
Alexander (IV, Pope {y:1254}-{y:1261}) (b.1199 - d.1261)
Joan (of England, Queen of Sicily) (b.1165 - d.1199)
Richard (I, King of England 1189-1199) (b.1157 - d.1199)
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