Something for Team Darcy
He’s Everywhere! This was hanging above the chair in the private room at the inn where the Editrix took her midday nourishment. Apologies for the quality (or lack thereof) of the photo.
And yes, we did put Darcy in the title of this post. Tee-hee. Remember, we tease because we love!
March 13th, 2007 at 4:57 am
The Earl of what?
March 13th, 2007 at 7:21 am
The Earl of ——-
March 13th, 2007 at 8:42 am
I think this is Robert D’Arcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, 1718-1788. The Oxford DNB describes him as “a man of more rank than ability.” Horace Walpole characterised him as “that formal piece of dullness.”
March 13th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Robin would be correct.
Wonder what the Tilney coat of arms would look like…
March 13th, 2007 at 10:38 am
He usually is.
March 13th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Wonder what the Tilney coat of arms would look like
Argent, a chevron between three griffins’ heads Gules, armed Or
March 13th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Oh, a Robert has nothing on a Fitzwilliam, talk about rank and ability all in one…..yay, gooooo team!
March 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Thank you Robin, and I actually can picture what that looks like thanks to the SCA.