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The Bluets 12 Cirencester. Unfortunately the church here, as at Duntisbourne, was improved by the Victorians and little remains from before the mid 19 th century, save three lovely Saxon carvings built into the walls. The Bluets, as might be inferred from what has already been seen, were an important family at this period; as indicated at the start they were not usually one of the families that were tenants in chief, holding directly of the Crown, but of considerable weight on the national scale. They were part of the mesnie, household knights, of the de Clares before that family‘s lands passed to William Marshal by his marriage to Isabel de Clare (née de Beaumont) de Clare 33 Marshal 34 Fig. 6 Arms of de Clare and Marshal 35 * They became household knights with the new and powerful Earl of Pembroke. He was one of the most noteworthy knights of the Middle Ages. After almost being killed by King Stephen when he was a child, William grew up to be a prominent tournament competitor, and then a soldier, serving in several campaigns. After the death of King John in 1216, William fulfilled the task of regent for the young Henry III, and led English forces to victory at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217. 36 33 De Clare or three chevrons gules 34 Marshal Per pale or and vert overall a lion rampant gules 35 by permission of Brian Timms at http://perso.numericable.fr/briantimms/era/early%20rolls%20of%20arms.htm 36 Crouch, D (1993) William Marshal: Court, Career and Chivalry in the Angevin Empire 1147 – 1219 p139
The Bluets 13 and so it is not surprising that it has been said that The tenants who appear in the Marshal‘s entourage… were all very significant men. 37 Ralph I was succeeded by his son, Ralph II, of whom a bit more is known and even more surmised. Ralph Bluet I’s wife is something of a problem. Smyth 38 states clearly that he married Ala Fitz-Harding the daughter of Nicholas Fitz-Robert Fitz-Harding and his wife Ala de Gloucester 39 . Ala Fitz- Harding was born in Bristol. She has also been called Alice of Berkeley 40 and the records of the Lords of Berkeley Castle 41 show that Nicholas FitzRobert, of Tickenham in Somerset, had 37 Crouch, D (1993) ibid 38 John Smyth of Nibley wrote The Berkeley Manuscripts , which is elsewhere referenced under it‘s editor, Sir John Maclean 39 Originally Ala was from Tickenham; The Berkeley family records show that “This Nicholas [Berkeley] had to wife Ala daughter and coheire of Guido also widowed son of Tecius lord of Tickenham (The footnote to this entry shows an interesting link with Lackham – ‘Two manors of Tichkenham are mentioned in the Somerset Domesday. One was held by William de Ou, in demesne and the other by Arnulph de Hesding. The first was afterwards held of the honor of Striguil and the other was parcel to the honor of Gloucester, one was purchased by Robert Fitzharding and the other acquired by marriage with the co-heir of Guiod son of Tecius) by which marriage his estate in Tickenham and in divers fair lands in the counties of Somerset, Cambridge &co was greatly advanced’. This Ala in many of her Deeds of widowhood reverenced her husband’s memory with these words dominus vir meus Nicholaus and dominus meus Nicholaus my lord and husband; my lord Nicholas and the like 40 http://www.radicalruss.net/family/web/ancestors/pafg58.htm#41564 Born about 1120 in Bristol. Mr Belville identifies Ala‘s mother as being Alice de Berkley, which doesn‘t totally contradict Ala de Gloucester, the marriage being in 1134 41 Maclean, J (ed) (1883) The Berkley Manuscripts Vol I The Lives of the Berkeleys p46
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The Bluets 63 the whole time [he wa
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The Bluets 65 But as Ralph IV was d
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The Bluets 69 related by blood. Ton
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The Bluets 73 held Ragland (Petrone
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The Bluets 83 back from the tavern
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The Bluets 85 on 24 th June 1287. T
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The Bluets 87 descendents Wick Farm
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The Bluets 89 Fig. 15 Arms in Lacoc
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The Bluets 101 As one of the Wiltsh
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The Bluets 107 Sir John was appoint
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The Bluets 109 Which set up that th
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The Bluets 111 In modern usage mead
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The Bluets 113 the enclosures of th
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498 The Bluets 115 and then in 1319
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The Bluets 117 was a minor in 1322
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The Bluets 119 the Manor in the fou
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The Bluets 121 1348) from Essex 530
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The Bluets 129 Appendices
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The Bluets 131 Appendix 2 Archaeolo
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The Bluets 133 Bibliography Allen B
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The Bluets 135 WRS Devizes vol XXVI
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The Bluets 137 http://www.btinterne
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The Bluets 139 Foundation for Medie
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