… is going to be one of the shortest blog entries ever, I’m clearly not quite 100% – but then you knew that anyway.
The effects of my weekend away must have taken out of me more than I realised because it’s been quite difficult for me to move. Leaving my bed was quite exciting, I’ll promise you.
So today, I’ve been slowly catching up on what I should have done this weekend, including writing up yesterday’s mammoth blog entry and when I finish it (whenever that might be) I can restart work.
Always assuming of course that it stops raining sometime soon. For if not, I’ll be building myself an ark
When the Ttemplars fell out of favour (the crown wanted their money in other words) Any fortresses or castles associated with them were sacked and some were dismantled, with only the chapels being exempt unless associated with ‘dark practices’. Some were as the Templars were accused of satanic worship as a way of discrediting them and turning an otherwise grateful populace against them. The Templars had a lot of public support after their prominant role in the crusades, and the king needed a powerful reason to disband the order and confiscate their land and wealth. It would be interesting to know if the area there was owned by a templar order or one of their supporters.