2015
SK9771 : Truck Driver Baron
taken 11 years ago, near to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Truck Driver Baron
Lincoln Barons' Charter Trail sculpture by the Castle East Gate, painted by Carolyn Short representing Roger Bigod Link
(Archive Link )
Roger Bigod was the 2nd Earl of Norfolk and his second wife was Ida de Tosney, with whom he had at least six children. For most of King John’s reign, the earl was with the king or on royal business but Roger became one of the leaders of the barons; his son and heir was another. The pair were excommunicated by the pope in December 1215, and did not make peace with Henry III until 1217. He died in 1221.
(Archive Link ) Roger Bigod was the 2nd Earl of Norfolk and his second wife was Ida de Tosney, with whom he had at least six children. For most of King John’s reign, the earl was with the king or on royal business but Roger became one of the leaders of the barons; his son and heir was another. The pair were excommunicated by the pope in December 1215, and did not make peace with Henry III until 1217. He died in 1221.
Lincoln Barons' Charter Trail
800 years ago in June 1215, Magna Carta was sealed by King John in the presence of 25 Barons at Runnymede and Lincoln has one of four copies of ‘The Great Charter’. As part of the 800th anniversary celebrations, the Lincoln Barons Charter Trail Link
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- Grid Square
- SK9771, 5348 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Richard Croft (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 18 June, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 9757 7183 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.0730N 0:32.3789W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 9757 7182
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
