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HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE

By E. V. (Herstmonceux)

Can you find an early place in your pages for the following Queries relative to the history of Herstmonceux Castle and its lords, on which a memoir is in preparation for the next volume of the collections of the Sussex Archæological Society. 1. Who was Pharamuse of Boulogne, father of Sybil de Tingry? He is called the *nephew* of Maud, King Stephen's wife; but I believe there is no doubt that she was the only child and sole heir of Eustace Earl of Boulogne, brother of Godfrey, King of Jerusalem. Where is *Tingry*, of which place he was lord? Is there any place in the North of France bearing th…

Topics: Genealogy, Historical Customs, Heraldry, English Nobility

Locations: Herstmonceux Castle, Tingry, Boulogne, Jerusalem, Compton, Hawbridge, Somerset, Herstmonceux, Agincourt