Fealty Collection

Daily Sketch front cover - 1953 Coronation
Front cover of the Daily Sketch magazine from June 3rd 1953, the day after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with a photograph of the duke of Edinburgh paying homage to his wife after the ceremony

Bayeux Tapestry - Norman Conquest of 1066
Harold, despite his oath of fealty to William duke of Normandy, is crowned king of England at Westminster Date: 1066

Harold swears fealty to Duke William
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

HAROLD SWEARS FEALTY
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Harold Pays Homage
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I) Date: 1064

Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Act of vassalage. 11th century. Miniature. Ripoll Bible (also known as Farfa Bible). 11th century. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy

Fealty to King Richard I
Robin Hood and his Merry Men kneel before King Richard I and swear their loyalty to him

Harold Swears (Doyle)
Harold, king of the English, swears fealty to Guillaume, duc de Normandie (William I)

Knight Swears Fealty
A knight swears an oath of fealty, kneeling before his liege lord

Green Book. Book of privileges of the City of Barcelona. Copy illuminated by Arnau Penna, 1380. Vassal. Oath of fealty

Delivery of gifts to a king. Detail of a miniature of the Bi
Delivery of gifts to a king. 11th century. Detail of a miniature of the Bible of St. Peter of Roda illustrated possibly before the year 1050 on the desktop of the monastery of Ripoll

Swearing an Oath of Fealty to a young Lord
Oath of Fealty to a young Lord

Paying homage to an Assyrian ruler

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
William of Normandy is left with the impression that Harold Godwinson has sworn an oath of fealty in relation to the succession to the English throne. Date: 1064

The Homage to the Queen, Coronation 1953
Illustration of the moment in the Coronation Service known as the Homage, when the Archbishops, Bishops, Princes of the Blood Royal and Peers of the Realm repeat the Oath of Fealty

Boleslav III and Sword
King Boleslaw III (known as Wrymouth) pays tribute to emperor Lothair II and carries his sword in token of fealty. (But he gets lots of land in return.)

Charlemagne Recognised
Charlemagne receives the oath of fealty and homage from one of his subjects

Harold Swears Fealty
Harold, earl of Wessex, touching holy reliquaries with either hand, swears fealty (allegiance) to Guillaume, duc de Normandie, later William I of England

Hereward & King William
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward kneels before William the Conqueror and held his hands, swearing fealty to him

Norman Conquest 6 of 16
Conan surrenders : Harold is knighted by William; they ride together to Bayeux where Harold, touching reliquaries, swears fealty to William, then he returns to England

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