Tag Archives: William Marshall

Diary of Ireland – Day 5

Posted on June 8, 2012 by owen

As we join our bedraggled travellers today we learn that a castle that does not look like a castle can still be a castle, there exists a place in Ireland where the pubs don’t sell real ale and historical periods … Continue reading →

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Diary of Ireland – Day 3

Posted on June 5, 2012 by owen

Welcome to today’s episode of ‘When Historians get Unleashed’; today we shall see how our travelling heroes judge a city and whether a hedge is more useful than a wall! 10th May 2012 – Day 3 With a heavy heart, … Continue reading →

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Diary of Ireland – Day 1

Posted on June 3, 2012 by owen

Due to the lack of available technology it was not possible to do this to my original design of blogging as I went. So, I ended up doing it the old fashioned way; buying a journal and writing as I … Continue reading →

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Observing history

Posted on October 23, 2010 by owen

I am fascinated at the moment by characters in history that witnessed so much in their own lifetime.  For instance, I am doing some background work on William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke.  This knight witnessed 4 different English kings … Continue reading →

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