Thropton
a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland
Ludlow
a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire
Mugginton
in the county of Derbyshire
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in the county of Gloucestershire1 picture
in the county of Oxfordshire2 pictures
When King Stephen, who was holding John Marshal's young son 'William' hostage outside the besieged Newbury Castle, sent word that if John did not surrender he would hang the young boy, John responded by saying that he did not care about the child, since he still had the anvils and hammers to produce even finer sons! However, the king could not bring himself to harm the boy (who was just 5 yrs old), and the young William Marshal would live and grow up to become England's Greatest ever Knight.
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