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House Of Colville (Colvin)
The House of Colville (Colvin) is an Anglo-Norman family in England. The family originate from Gilbert de Collevile of Colleville Sur Mer. The Domesday Book of 1086 records Gilbert's descendants as holding lands directly from the Crown in Yorkshire, specifically Arncliffe where the family would remain prominent for many centuries. Later a branch of the Colvilles also established themselves at Newton in the Isle of Ely The Isle of Ely () is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county. Etymology Its name has been said to mean "island of eels", a reference to the creatures th .... One of the family's most notable titles is the Barony de Colville of Castle Bytham where from the 12th Century the family controlled a Barony with lands in excess of . From the 17th century onwards, some members of the family switched to the use of Colvin, situated in Kent, Sussex, and later, London and the surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Normans
The Anglo-Normans ( nrf, Anglo-Normaunds, ang, Engel-Norðmandisca) were the medieval ruling class in England, composed mainly of a combination of ethnic Normans, French, Anglo-Saxons, Flemings and Bretons, following the Norman conquest. A small number of Normans had earlier befriended future Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor, during his exile in his mother's homeland of Normandy in northern France. When he returned to England some of them went with him, and so there were Normans already settled in England prior to the conquest. Edward's successor, Harold Godwinson, was defeated by Duke William the Conqueror of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings, leading to William's accession to the English throne. The victorious Normans formed a ruling class in Britain, distinct from (although inter-marrying with) the native populations. Over time their language evolved from the continental Old Norman to the distinct Anglo-Norman language. Anglo-Normans quickly establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleville-sur-Mer
Colleville-sur-Mer (, literally ''Colleville on Sea'') is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France. History It was originally a farm owned by a certain ''Koli'', a Scandinavian settler in the Middle Ages. It shares the same etymology as the other Colleville in Normandy. During the conquest of England by William the Conqueror or following it, Gilbert de Colleville was given lands in England, it was from this Knight that the modern de Colville/Colvin/(Calvin in France,) family would develop, also including Clan Colville in Scotland and the Barony de Colville, of Castle Bytham in England. The beach next to the coastal village was one of the principal beachheads during the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, designated Omaha Beach. Population Sights * Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Colleville-sur-Mer. * Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Colleville: dated to the 12th or 13th century, a historical monument since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton-in-the-Isle
__NOTOC__ Newton-in-the-Isle is a village and civil parish in the Fenland District of the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, The village is to the north of Wisbech. History The "Isle" in Newton-in-the-Isle refers to the Isle of Ely. The village is situated on the Silt Fen (also known as the Townland), formed before the Bronze Age. Newton was not listed in the ''Domesday Book'' and was probably settled later, with its first mention appearing in 1210. According to ''Gardiner'', " 1286 Sir Roger de Colvil married Desiderata, grand-daughter of Sir Stephen de Maresco, lord of Newton, Walsoken, and Tidd St Giles, and through her acquired Newton which became the chief residence of the ( Colville) family for over 500 hundred years", until it was sold in 1792. The College of St Mary by the Sea was founded here during the reign of Henry IV by Sir John Colville. Its endowments were specifically exempted from dissolution in the 1547 legislation of Edward VI, the lands instead bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Ely
The Isle of Ely () is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county. Etymology Its name has been said to mean "island of eels", a reference to the creatures that were often caught in the local rivers for food. This etymology was first recorded by the Venerable Bede. History Until the 17th century, the area was an island surrounded by a large area of fenland, a type of swamp. It was coveted as an area easy to defend, and was controlled in the very early medieval period by the Gyrwas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe. Upon their marriage in 652, Tondbert, a prince of the Gyrwas, presented Æthelthryth (who became St. Æthelthryth), the daughter of King Anna of the East Angles, with the Isle of Ely. She afterwards founded a monastery at Ely, which was destroyed by Viking raiders in 870, but was rebuilt and became a famous Abbey and Shrine. The Fens were drained beginning in 1626 using a network of canals desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barony (de) Colville (of Castle Bytham)
Baron Coleville was a title of nobility in the Peerage of England. Walter de Colville of Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire was summoned in 1264 to a parliament convened by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort, who held King Henry III of England captive. Walter was captured by Prince Edward I of England, Edward later that year and was forced to redeem his confiscated lands. While participation in this rebel parliament is not considered to have created a hereditary peerage, Walter's great-grandson, Robert de Coleville, sat in Parliament from 1331 and later received a royal writ that by modern practice is viewed to have made him Lord Coleville. The title became extinct on the death of his son Robert at the age of 6 in 1370, his heirs being the descendants of two sisters of his grandfather, granddaughters of the Walter summoned by Montfort. The Castle The castle itself after which the Barony took its name is now a mound of stones sitting upon a mound. It was or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
