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)
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.
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
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Cole, Steve
Medieval Castle, Exhibition
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