Название: Defenders of the Norman Crown: Rise and Fall of the Warenne Earls of Surrey
Автор: Sharon Bennett Connolly
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: ‎1526745291
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 386
Размер: 4,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

In the reign of Edward I, when asked Quo Warranto - by what warrant he held his lands - John de Warenne, the 6th earl of Surrey, is said to have drawn a rusty sword, claiming “My ancestors came with William the Bastard, and conquered their lands with the sword, and I will defend them with the sword against anyone wishing to seize them”.