Faversham
a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent
Ellesmere
in the county of Shropshire
Malmesbury
a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire
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in the county of Nottinghamshire9 pictures (1 comment)
in the county of Lincolnshire1 picture (1 comment)
in the county of North Yorkshire1 picture
in the county of Derbyshire4 pictures
in the county of North Yorkshire3 pictures (12 comments)
in the town of Crowland, in the county of Lincolnshire5 pictures (2 comments)
in the town of Crowland, in the county of Lincolnshire2 pictures (1 comment)
in the town of Doe Lea, in the county of Derbyshire3 pictures
in the town of Middleham, in the county of North Yorkshire1 picture
in the town of Castleton, in the county of Derbyshire3 pictures (1 comment)
in the town of Whitby, in the county of North Yorkshire3 pictures (7 comments)
in the town of Robin Hood's Bay, in the county of North Yorkshire2 pictures (1 comment)
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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