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I got that off wikipedia man. You can't have been looking too hard.
1593. That's three hundred years after the death of Queen Eleanor. 300 Years! That's not a 14th century reference, you know. Besides, I thought this was LokiBlossom's topic; why are you doing all the running around?
It is my belief that the templars did in fact locate the Ark on their expedition to Jerusalem.
The Ark in my opinion is the greatest artifact of them all, one that could certainly not have been given to the church.
Ok, let's try once more. I know that the area was called Charing in the early middle ages. Agreed
I know that King Edward I ordered a cross to be built there for his wife Eleanor of Castile in the early 1290s. Agreed.
But what I asked was what was the earliest reference to the EXACT PHRASE "CHARING CROSS". Not Charing, not the cross at Charing, but "Charing Cross". That's all, quite simple, earliest know reference?
And no, I don't think the Templars are "poking fun at monarchy". I would think they had other things on their minds in 1307.
Well, as another Elizabethan playwright wrote in another Elizabethan history play, Once more unto the Breach, dear friends.
If you are seriously writing a book on medieval history you need to work with sources as close to your period as possible. George Peele is an Elizabethan poet and playwright, not a historian. Between 1300 and the time he wrote this play, an awful lot of things happened which changed people’s opinion- two kings deposed and murdered, major international conflicts, civil war, religious changes. What George Peele is writing is part entertainment and part propaganda but not accurate history. This is like claiming that Gone with the Wind is an accurate account of the Civil war. How do you know that George Peele got his facts right? He may have misunderstood, he may be just inventing that passage. He might be downright lying to pay a complement to the shopkeepers of Elizabethan Charing Cross. Even in England, we don’t use Shakespeare as historical source, except for how Elizabethans regarded their history.
Frankly this is all immaterial because all you have stated is that Charing Cross is half a mile from Temple Church and that there is a Charing Cross in New Ross. Do you know when the name in Canada was adopted? Seems far more likely to have been carried there by later Londoners than Templars who have no real connection to Charing Cross. On the other hand I could understand if they named the river Thames since you can stand on the steps of Temple Church and throw stones at the Thames. Lot closer than new-fangled Charing Cross.
Your argument, by the way, also depends on the Templars being very familiar with recent London landmarks. I wonder what percentage of the Templars were English (or Scots) in the early 14[SUP]th[/SUP] century.
Thank you but I don't need to google them. I know that part of London very well; why I was there only a week ago. But I see you still cannot locate a 14th century reference to the EXACT PHRASE "Charing Cross". Never mind.
No, I am afraid you will have to do your own research.
The reference to the Thames is that you claimed that Charing Cross is very close to the Temple. That there is a Charing Cross on Nova Scotia. Therefore it was founded by Templars. My argument is the Thames is closer to the Temple. there is a Thames on Canada- was that founded by the Templars, too? Same logic, you see.
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As I have said before, there was a cross standing at Charing; agreed. All I am saying is that you have not provided proof it was called "Charing Cross" in 1300.
Sorry, New Gold, that is not an accurate account of this exchange. I have given up trying to explain to you and LokiBlossom that a 20th century map showing 14th century London with a feature labelled "Charing Cross" (modern evidence) is not the same as the phrase "apud CharingCrosse" in a medieval document (contemporary evidence). The reason I mentioned all those places is because LokiBlossom rashly claimed that Temple Church and Charing Cross were "very close" and "there was very little standing between the two sites". Both these statements were incorrect, hence the list of properties as you walk from one to the other.
Now New Gold, you really are confused. I am sure you both agreed right back at the beginning of this topic, that Charing meant a bend in the river. So why suddenly start dragging in Dear queens when it suits you? Puzzling.
I assume, New Gold, you are an adult and live in the free world so you can believe whatever you like. But so can I. I believe that the stories of the Templars and Mary Magdalene awash on the internet are a modern myth. In this godless world, some people still need to believe in some over-arching plan. Templars does it for some, not for me. You are posting on a public forum so must expect to provide proof if asked. What you describe are modern sentiments, not medieval.