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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”.