14th century

Richard Pembridge - Hereford Cathedral

Richard Pembridge - Hereford Cathedral

Sir Richard Pembridge (d1375) was one of the earliest Knights of the Garter, being elected following the death of Thomas Ufford in 1368. He was present at all of Edward III's major victories during the Hundred Years War: Sluys (1340), Creçy (1346), the Siege of Calais (1347), and Poiters (1356) where he fought alongside the Black Prince.

 

Robert Fitzhamon

 

Robert Fitzhamon, also known as fitzHamio, (d1107) was the founder of Tewkesbury Abbey in 1102. He had been given the manor of Tewkesbury as a reward for supporting William II as king of England during the Rebellion of 1088. He also fought alongside Henry I against Henry's brother Robert Curthose . His great granddaughter Isabel of Gloucester became the first wife of John of England .

Robert Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Gloucester

 

Robert Fitzroy (d1147), was the first earl of Gloucester, the eldest, but illegitimate, son of King Henry I. He married Robert Fitzhamon's daughter Mabel at Lisieux in France. Half-brother of the Empress Matilda, he fought on her side during the war with King Stephen.

 

 

Scholastica de Gayton - Gayton Northamptonshire

Scholastica de Gayton - Gayton Northamptonshire

Scholastica de Gayton, who died in 1354, was a member of the medieval de Gayton family, long associated with the village of Gayton in Northamptonshire. She was the daughter of Sir Philip de Gayton, who died in 1316 and whose own effigy also survives in the church of St Mary the Virgin at Gayton.

St. Giles

 

This 14th-century wall painting at Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher depicts the history and miracles of St. Giles, one of the most venerated saints of medieval France. The composition was originally made up of four sections, though the right-hand portion is now lost or no longer discernible.

 

 

 

 

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