Sujet

The oath of Walter l'Espec, Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, 1138 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Légende

The oath of Walter l'Espec, Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, 1138 (1864). Walter l'Espec (d 1153) shown grasping the hand of William Earl of Albemarle (d 1179) exclaiming I pledge thee my troth, that I will this day either conquer the Scots, or die by the Scots. Walter l'Espec was a prominent military and judicial figure in the north of England in the reign of Henry I. Although an old man by 1138, he fought under the command of William of Aumale (Albemarle) in the victory over the Scots at the Battle of the Standard.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1814

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D77_072

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,3Mo (3,3Mo) / 29,5cm x 34,3cm / 3480 x 4049 (300dpi)

Mots clés

personnes gens Doyle James William Edmund mâle homme hommes religieux drapeau drapeaux pays religion type fidèle Britannique Anglais courage médiéval Christianisme armure guerre endroit siècle bannière bannières fidélité La Grande-Bretagne courage soldats soldat serment SERMENT chevalier amarrez concept bataille Yorkshire du nord courageux évêque standard Armée guerre commandant 19e siècle médiéval Normand Âges Moyens dix-neuvie siècle William lithograph Walter James William Edmund Doyle James Doyle Count of Albemarle Historica Graphica Collection Aumale Cowton Moor Walter l'Espec Espec Walter l' l'Espec William le Gros 1st Earl of Albemarle William le Gros Gros William le Earl of Albemarle 1st Earl of Albemarle Earl of Albemarle lithograph