Pilgrimage: The Old Way
The Old Way is the name of a medueval pilgrimage route. Running from Southampton to Canterbury it was a popular journey for pilgrims from the South Coast, South West, and for overseas pilgrims wishing to…
Maps: Battle of Tewkesbury
Maps of the Battle of Tewkesbury The battle of Tewkesbury all but ended the Lancastrian cause in the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkist victory saw the Lancastrian Prince Edward slain, his mother Queen Margaret…
Piri Reis map
Piri Reis map The Piri Reis Map dates from 1513. It shows both the Westrrn snd Eastern Worlds. There is a suggestion that it shows the Americas, prior to Columbus’ voyages Piri Reis Map Links…
Medieval Paris
Maps of Medieval Paris Medieval Paris map credits 1) 1422 map of Paris on top of today Paris 2) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50144692412_e2e81b6d04_o.jpg 3) The plan of medieval Paris about 1380 created at the Laboratoire de Cartographie Thématique,…
Maps of Stoke Field
Maps of Stoke Field, 16 June 1487 The Battle of Stoke Field – account of the battle. 1) A plan of the battle according to R Brooke (1825). This orientation is now considered to be…
Nottingham Castle
Map and illustration of Nottingham castle Image Credits: Medieval Nottingham Images sourced from The Sheriff of Nottingham Facebook page. Original artists unknown.
Medieval Canterbury
Medieval Canterbury Image Credits: Medieval Canterbury 1) https://thebecketstory.org.uk/canterbury/journeying 2) https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/694351/view/map-of-canterbury-16th-century 3) http://www.medart.pitt.edu/image/England/Canterbury/Cathedral/Plans/Canter-precinct-Plan-s.jpg
Map of the Battle of Blore Heath
The Earl of Salisbury and the Battle of Blore Heath. From the History of Parliament project’s blog. Battle of Blore Heath. Lord Stanley and Blore Heath
Location of Battles and Major Sieges
Major battles, sieges, places https://thehistoryjar.com/tag/wars-of-the-roses/
Map of Medieval Bristol
Map of Bristol from The Maire of Bristowe is Kalendar, c.1479 by Robert Ricart. Bristol Record Office via Wikimedia Commons