A picture of Windsor in the county of Berkshire
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of Windsor in the county of Berkshire
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of Rye in the county of East Sussex
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of Rye in the county of East Sussex
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of Rye in the county of East Sussex
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of Lingfield in the county of Surrey
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of Brighton in the county of East Sussex
Submitted on 18th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 19th November 2008

A picture of Sarratt in the county of Hertfordshire
Submitted on 30th August 2010

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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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