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Nightmare of Henry I
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Image ID
V-0160
Device
Knights
Class
Medium
Manuscript
Location
Bodleian ,Corpus Christi Oxford
Citation
MS Bodley 297
Source/Author
Chronicle of John of Worcester
Date Subject
1130-40
Notes
Peasants and barons threaten Henry I. The devices on the shields, like those on the Bayeux Tapestry, are akin to heraldic ones, but there is no evidence that they are truly heraldic in the sense of being hereditary. This manuscript was executed in England 1130-40
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