Detail of a new exhibition panel showing the cartoon figure of Roland the royal jester, in Arthur's Hall at Dover Castle

Date:
31 Jul 2009
Location:
Dover Castle, Dover, Kent
Reference:
DP084621
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

There was a medieval entertainer called Roland le Fartere, a flatulist, who was granted Hemingstone Manor in Suffolk for his work as jester to Henry II. A version of this digital image edited for publication also exists, as PLB_N090204.tif.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/16474 Great Tower, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent; within the Volume: VF000169 Dover Castle, Dover, Kent; within the Series: EHC01/002 Eh Architectural Requests; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Cole, Steve

Keywords

Medieval Castle, Exhibition