tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post545863621421168708..comments2023-11-28T10:21:47.318+00:00Comments on Paula Martin - Romance Author: Dacre's Cross on Towton BattlefieldPaula Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-64869779744474161502013-04-06T07:52:46.019+01:002013-04-06T07:52:46.019+01:00I am learning so much from your posts!! Again, yo...I am learning so much from your posts!! Again, you'll just have to hire on as my tour guide when I make it over there!! :D<br /><br />Cheers, JennJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559573562599754752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-53189388668821542582013-04-05T17:16:10.297+01:002013-04-05T17:16:10.297+01:00Gilli - it is quite fun getting excited about a la...Gilli - it is quite fun getting excited about a large open field, isn't it?<br /><br />Joyce, I think there is a Towton battlefield reenactment group but I've not seen them in action.<br /><br />So funny, Kathy, as I WAS a history teacher for 25 years!<br /><br />Thanks, Suzy!<br /><br />Claire - York will be my topic for the letter Y.<br /><br />Rosemary - the desolate land takes on new meaning once you know what happened there, doesn't it?<br /><br />Linda - the Yorky Porky was the biggest Yorkshire Pudding I've ever had! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-77648863784261527242013-04-05T15:21:49.442+01:002013-04-05T15:21:49.442+01:00I love the idea of the old Inn being a pub now. I&...I love the idea of the old Inn being a pub now. I'm sure there are lots of stories to be told inside! You know, I've never had Yorkshire pudding. What's wrong with me! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-4512337866083242582013-04-05T09:52:28.717+01:002013-04-05T09:52:28.717+01:00I quite like those photos of such desolate land! ...I quite like those photos of such desolate land! Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-59618217564365149302013-04-05T02:09:37.554+01:002013-04-05T02:09:37.554+01:00Awesome topic, Paula! Love all your castle picture...Awesome topic, Paula! Love all your castle pictures and your lone Hawthorne tree! I visited York in 1982 and thought it was the loveliest place.Claire Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389410834599445845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-13723017757569163412013-04-05T00:56:54.226+01:002013-04-05T00:56:54.226+01:00Loved how you showed the boundaries - not boring p...Loved how you showed the boundaries - not boring photos at all. <br />Enjoyed this.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-7922014822341514532013-04-05T00:30:26.096+01:002013-04-05T00:30:26.096+01:00Fascinating. You would have made a great history ...Fascinating. You would have made a great history teacher. Your tales would have kept a class enraptured.<br /><br />Kathy<br />http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-51364094636004273522013-04-04T23:41:02.455+01:002013-04-04T23:41:02.455+01:00I always thought it would be fun to watch a civil ...I always thought it would be fun to watch a civil war reenactment. Seeing this battle mocked fought would be interesting too.<br /><br />http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/04/atoz-d-driving-prank.htmlCatch My Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338761214938263819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-80352302674948874712013-04-04T23:39:18.480+01:002013-04-04T23:39:18.480+01:00So fascinating. Last year we holidayed with my so...So fascinating. Last year we holidayed with my son(an early medievalist). We stayed in s Cornwall, quite near to the border with Devon. He took as around and about, while he looked at and photographed and absorbed the atmosphere of several supposed battle sites (the earlier you go the more doubt there is about where these events took place, due to name changes etc). We have a similar set of photos to you, of strangely unexceptional tracts of landscape! Great fun!Gilli Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234069151918319605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-45663415378071205902013-04-04T23:38:16.984+01:002013-04-04T23:38:16.984+01:00Thanks, Jen. I was never into military or battle h...Thanks, Jen. I was never into military or battle history until we started our tour of battlefields, but then it became fascinating to work out the movements of the two sides in the various battles. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-27727077312951716322013-04-04T23:29:49.843+01:002013-04-04T23:29:49.843+01:00You have a way of making battles sound interesting...You have a way of making battles sound interesting--while I love history, I've never appreciated the actual battle accounting. But this is a fascinating blog topic, Paula. Well done!JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-49775783448899526662013-04-04T22:03:52.061+01:002013-04-04T22:03:52.061+01:00Very cool as always!
Sylvia
http://www.writingin...Very cool as always! <br /><br />Sylvia<br />http://www.writinginwonderland.blogspot.comSylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-34291187157972609772013-04-04T21:47:36.093+01:002013-04-04T21:47:36.093+01:00Gill, so glad you like my 'boring' photo. ...Gill, so glad you like my 'boring' photo. Once you realise what it is, you can imagine the Yorkist troops stretched out along that ridge. I have a lot of affection for that lone hawthorn tree! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-62457869596453427892013-04-04T21:46:12.470+01:002013-04-04T21:46:12.470+01:00Rose, you're right. The casualties weren't...Rose, you're right. The casualties weren't just those killed on the battlefield, but those who died later from their injuries.Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-37203129732520012932013-04-04T21:24:31.883+01:002013-04-04T21:24:31.883+01:00Oooh, love the shot of the lone tree. That is more...Oooh, love the shot of the lone tree. That is more evocative for me than the cross. I am learning a little something each day, and that is brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-86405073990705098752013-04-04T20:23:25.281+01:002013-04-04T20:23:25.281+01:00Interesting. I can only imagine the loss of life f...Interesting. I can only imagine the loss of life from these battles, and the prolonged suffering of those taken by infection later.<br /><br /><br />RoseRose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-28184741717949531492013-04-04T19:27:08.294+01:002013-04-04T19:27:08.294+01:00It's definitely worth seeing, Claudia.
Cathy ...It's definitely worth seeing, Claudia.<br /><br />Cathy - standing in Bloody Meadow, it was only too easy to imagine it.<br /><br />You're right, Linda, civil wars always have a devastating effect.<br /><br />Amy, on the Towton battlefield you can really imagine the two armies marching towards each other, and then all the hand-to-hand fighting.<br /><br />Thanks, Daphne and Sandra :-)<br /><br />LOL, Margaret, the alternative ws dungeons - or drowning in Malmsey wine! <br />Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-59369008003459537982013-04-04T18:44:08.147+01:002013-04-04T18:44:08.147+01:00Clever lady - finding a use for the letter d! Fasc...Clever lady - finding a use for the letter d! Fascinating, historically interesting post, touching on much I did not know.margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-7054696188671217872013-04-04T17:48:30.235+01:002013-04-04T17:48:30.235+01:00what arresting photos. And always love your histor...what arresting photos. And always love your historical moments.Sandra Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191775335774130719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-20527534187161982982013-04-04T16:02:58.350+01:002013-04-04T16:02:58.350+01:00great info. I really like the field photo.. not bo...great info. I really like the field photo.. not boring at all. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-90528477834245997992013-04-04T14:58:45.684+01:002013-04-04T14:58:45.684+01:00Ah, what a tale of the Bloody Meadow. I always fi...Ah, what a tale of the Bloody Meadow. I always find such large expanses of open war field like this so hard to imagine. To have the courage to just march across - no cover - where did they ever come up with the fortitude? I'm enjoying the education I'm getting and look forward to the rest of the month!Amy Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613446967051981724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-4455537781251530162013-04-04T14:53:55.001+01:002013-04-04T14:53:55.001+01:00Paula, I missed the past two days due to completin...Paula, I missed the past two days due to completing edits on a manuscript and getting the book cover sorted, but I caugh up today. I especially loved the photos and stories of all the castles, many of which I saw while living in Hull. Your "river of blood" reminded me of the same thing near Chattanooga during the Civil War. Seems the worst carnage in both countries has happened when our citizens fought themeslves! I am enjoying these posts so much. I'll be back.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-41467694019229982452013-04-04T14:33:54.188+01:002013-04-04T14:33:54.188+01:00Fascinating once again, Paula. So gruesome and viv...Fascinating once again, Paula. So gruesome and vivid imagining the men crossing the river by climbing over all those dead bodies.<br /><br /><a href="http://cattitudeandgratitude.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Cattitude and Gratitude</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795043512080007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758308854209130362.post-77800789683173373932013-04-04T12:47:28.268+01:002013-04-04T12:47:28.268+01:00I will visit this place for sure and even the inn ...I will visit this place for sure and even the inn :)Claudia Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749097943320550338noreply@blogger.com