Battle of the Standard
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The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire, England. English forces under William of Aumale r
Battlefield monument at grid reference SE360977
Scottish atrocities depicted in the 14th-century Luttrell Psalter
The Battle of the Standard window in All Saints Church in Helmsley, England, showing the arms of the Earl of Albemarle, Walter Espec and Roger de Mowbray at the bottom.
19th-century illustration: Walter Espec swears to conquer or be killed by the Scots, while shaking the hand of William of Aumale
Pyx
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A pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Churches to carry the Eucharist, to the sick or those who are otherwise unable to come to a church in
Battle of the Standard
…that to withstand the Scots was to do God's work. The centre of the English position was therefore marked by a mast (mounted upon a cart) bearing a pyx carrying the consecrated host and from which were flown the consecrated banners of the minsters of York, Beverley and Ripon: hence the name of the…
Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames, c. 13th century
Silver gilt pyx, south of France or Spain, 15th century (Musée de Cluny)
Bronze pyx for carrying the Eucharist
Eucharistic dove (Walters Art Museum)