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Baronial
Baronial meaning
Belonging or relating to a baron or barons. | Suitable for a baron. | Impressive in appearance; stately; imposing
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Glenapp is a distinctive sandstone castle, built in 1870 in the Scottish baronial style, combining a mix of Gothic and Renaissance design.
The “Castle in the Rockies”—otherwise known as the Banff Springs Hotel—offers visitors majestic Scottish baronial lodging and family adventure in the mountains.
Additionally, most baronies in the SCA have their own traditional annual events such as Baronial Arts and Sciences competition, a championship tournament, and often a Yule or Twelfth Night feast.
After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfort took control of royal government, but at the Battle of Evesham the next year Montfort was killed, and King Henry III restored to power.
As a result, and despite attempts to surrender, most of the baronial rebels were killed on the battlefield rather than taken prisoner and ransomed, as was the common custom and practice.
Battle The baronial forces commenced the engagement with a surprise dawn attack on foragers sent out from the royalist forces.
Des Roches took over the King's government, backed by the Poitevin baronial faction in England, who saw this as a chance to take back the lands which they had lost to Hubert's followers in the previous decades.
He made major alterations to the original castle at Balmoral, including baronial-style extensions that were designed by John Smith of Aberdeen.
Henry III left the safety of Lewes Castle and St. Pancras Priory to engage the Barons in battle and was initially successful, his son Prince Edward routing part of the baronial army with a cavalry charge.
Henry was forced to launch an attack with his centre and right divisions straight up Offham Hill into the baronial line which awaited them at the defensive.
Isabella arrived in England at the age of 12 Castor page 227 during a period of growing conflict between the king and the powerful baronial factions.
Royal households took essentially the same form as baronial households, although on a much larger scale and the positions were more prestigious.
The invasion plans for 1212 were postponed because of fresh English baronial unrest about service in Poitou.
The reaction against his government was baronial rather than popular.
William the Marshal (l), one of John's most senior military leaders, by Matthew Paris Baronial unrest in England prevented the departure of the planned 1205 expedition, and only a smaller force under William Longespée deployed to Poitou.