Talk:Peveril Castle

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Trafford09 in topic Names akin to Peveril
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Coordinates

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It looks to me that the coordinates given are incorrect. I believe that it should be SK14948260, but TF66572455 is given, which I think is Castle Rising. Could someone knowledgeable about the locations and coordinate system make the change? Tedclaymore (talk) 19:25, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

You are absolutely right. I'm not sure how I got that wrong, but I've corrected the grid reference. Nev1 (talk) 19:30, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

Lose Hill

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Just a minor point, but the photograph is captioned "Peveril Castle from Cavedale with Mam Tor in the background", however the hill in the background is Lose Hill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lose_Hill), not Mam Tor. 85.210.166.171 (talk) 17:17, 3 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

As best as I can tell you're correct. Thanks for pointing that out. Nev1 (talk) 14:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

A Plan

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Here is a plan of the castle derived from the Penny Cyclopaedia (1836) V6 page 354

I'll leave it to others to decide if it should be used in the article. -- PBS (talk) 12:59, 16 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Unfortunately, the plan bears little resemblance to the castle. It's a triangular enclosure rather than square as this plan shows, as this model of the castle shows (and backed up by the plan produced by English Heritage in its guidebook). Usually a plan is a very important piece of an article on a building, however in this case the reproduction does the job well enough. Though if a reliable free-use plan could be found it would certainly be a useful addition. I'd recommend great caution when adding plans from Penny Cyclopedia, as when looking at some old antiquarian plans I sometimes wonder whether the draughtsman ever saw the castle. Nev1 (talk) 19:47, 18 September 2011 (UTC)Reply
An alternative plan...
 
Hchc2009 (talk) 06:35, 19 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Main page

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Congratulations on another great castle article! An enjoyable read!

I f I were you, I would scrap the pin map. They are virtually useless, as the mark disappears when you click. On the other hand, if you click the co-ordinates, you get any number of really good maps, hat will show the building, and facilitate going there.

Amandajm (talk) 04:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

I'm ambivalent about it. It's a useful guide and means the reader doesn't have to leave the article to get an idea of where the castle is, and when Rochester Castle was on the main page a little over a month ago one of the comments was that a map of some sort might have been useful. The reason I'm not entirely fussed either way is because, as you say,the co-ordinates link to a number of much more useful maps, but I wander how many of our readers know that. Nev1 (talk) 17:02, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
For the casual reader, I find them quite helpful (I can see at a glance where a location is, rather than having to click or read a coord). Hchc2009 (talk) 17:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

What, Nothing About the Peveril Brothers?

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Where do they keep the Elder Wand and and the Cloak of Invisibility if not at Peveril Castle? JSC ltd (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

The wand and cloak are on permanent display in the museum at Cair Paravel. Nev1 (talk) 17:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
I'm afraid you're wrong, Nev. I've been to Cair Paravel, and I couldn't see the cloak of invisibility there at all. Hchc2009 (talk) 19:10, 7 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

Timeline...

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Downsize43, morning! I know its under construction, so I'm jumping the gun a little, but I have two comment about the emerging timelines section. I'm a little concerned that it may be rather duplicative of the main text above it; you may also find that producing succinct but accurate text labels for some of the events may be challenging. If its going to take a lot of work to produce, I'd suggest it might be worth discussing it further here first. Either way, good to see folks responding to the reader feedback commentary! Hchc2009 (talk) 06:24, 18 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your response. I believe that a timeline such as this must of necessity be duplicative of the text. I agree that completion of the table will be challenging, and welcome discussion thereon. Downsize43 (talk) 23:45, 18 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
I've moved the table over from the main page for now. Hchc2009 (talk) 17:08, 30 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Is it your expectation that this will somehow promote discussion and/or assistance, or is there some other reason that you might care to share with us? Downsize43 (talk) 00:11, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
I'd moved it over because it had been under construction for several weeks and work appeared to have paused. I think it is heavily duplicative of the text preceding it and from what I've seen so far would advise its removal, but since it's not finished it makes comment difficult. I'd moved it over this way because it makes it easy for it to be moved back over and completed. Hchc2009 (talk) 05:09, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
We could debate forever whether or not this table is a good thing to have, but I am certain of one aspect:- A table such as this must contain a summary of the associated text, which makes your repeated comment that it is duplicative rather puzzling. Until some input from other interested editors is available I suggest we leave it as is. Downsize43 (talk) 07:28, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Timeline

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History of Peveril Castle
Event The castle The lordship of Peak Other
1086 Domesday Survey Recorded in the Domesday Book
1100 Lordship created Granted to William Peveril
1114 Death of William Peveril Passed to William Peveril the Younger Passed to William Peveril the Younger
1141 Battle of Lincoln Peveril, on the losing side, is captured
1153 Peveril accused of treachery Accused by future King Henry II
1155 Estate confiscated by King Henry II Under royal control
1155 Death of William Peveril the Younger Passed to Robert de Ferrers (son in law)
1157 Castle visited by King Henry II Also visited in 1158 and 1164
1173 Revolt of 1173-74 Building improvements Also larger garrison
1175 Further building improvements Construction of keep
1189 Death of King Henry II Granted to John of England Henry succeeded by Richard the Lionheart
c. 1192* John rebelled against Richard Confiscated by Richard * Occurred during the Third Crusade (1189-92)
1199 Death of King Richard the Lionheart William de Ferrers paid King John for the lordship Richard succeded by John of England
1216 Rebellion against King John Castle given to de Ferrers to secure support Castellan Brian de Lisle refused to hand over the castle
1216 Death of King John John succeded by Henry III
1217 Castle surrendered to de Ferrers Controlled by William de Ferrers Controlled by William de Ferrers
1223 Castle reverted to the Crown Under royal control
1235 Castle visited by King Henry III Building repairs
1264 Second Baron's War Castle given to Simon de Montfort
1265 Death of Simon de Montfort Castle reverted to the Crown
c. 1300 Castle buildings completed
1331 Change of lordship Lordship given to Philippa of Hainault She was wife of King Edward III
1345 Change of lordship Lordship given to John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey

Names akin to Peveril

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Well, I'm a tad confused, here. Would anybody knowledgeable on this topic care to shed any light?

There seem to be 3 similar spellings for castle and owners, as in Peveril Castle, William Peverel and apparently, according to the latter article, that gentleman's name has an alternative spelling with a double L ending.

Weird? Trafford09 (talk) 05:28, 31 March 2020 (UTC)Reply