De Lacy
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de Lacy is the surname of an old Norman family which originated from Lassy, Calvados. The family took part in the Norman Conquest of England and the later Norman invasion of Ireland. The name is first
Pontefract Castle
Clitheroe Castle, founded by Robert de Lacy
Site of Weobley Castle
Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Walter de Lacy was a Norman nobleman who went to England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. He received lands in Herefordshire and Shropshire, and served King William I of England by leadin
De Lacy
…After the latter's rebellion against the king in 1075 (which Walter de Lacy helped to ensure failed) Walter became the leading baron in the region. Walter de Lacy (died 1085), son of Hugh de Lacy, who received lands in Herefordshire and Shropshire Roger de Lacy (died after 1106), eldest son of Walter, who built Ludlow Castle…
A winter scene of modern-day Ludlow, which was a centre of de Lacy's lands.