The ambassadors requested the pope name Ludovico as Patriarch of Antioch—some confusion and controversy over how this was done, but Ludovico acted as a diplomat in the East and Europe using this title in the 1460–70s, & his visit to England in 1466 with camels prob part of this…
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As to the wider context of camels in the medieval era, it's clear that the camels of 1466 were not the first to be seen in Britain since the Roman period, e.g. in the early 12thC King Henry I owned camels along with other exotic animals which he kept at Woodstock, Oxfordshire.pic.twitter.com/rEFc580PQp
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Interestingly, the rulers of both Scotland and Ireland also possessed camels in the early 12th century, according to the Annals of Inisfallen: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100004/text066.html …pic.twitter.com/AKlRHrVrri
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Whether camels ever made an appearance in 11th-century England is uncertain, but William the Conqueror seems to have kept camels in Normandy at least… (Image: Duke William & two Bactrian camels on the 11thC Bayeux Tapestry)pic.twitter.com/2ZIa01FLrq
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In 1235 the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II sent a camel to King Henry III of England 'as a token of the continuation of his regard', & Henry's son Edward I kept a camel at Kings Langley Palace, Herts, for the amusement of his children (pic=man riding a camel, 13thC, Kent).pic.twitter.com/rx0Sdh8FHj
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Edward II also kept a camel at Kings Langley Palace—his camel-keeper was called Ralph Camyle & the animal's feed included hay, beans, barley & oats, with the area of the royal park responsible for producing the camel's fodder apparently being subsequently known as 'Camylesland'.pic.twitter.com/cZEWRgjr77
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In January 1393, Richard II and his wife were gifted a camel and a pelican by the people of London and Richard granted John Wyntirbourne 'the keepership of the king's camel' for life (pic: MS Harley 4751, f. 24, http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=16576 …).pic.twitter.com/Y8SXXpluPo
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Replying to @katrinagulliver
No, gifted :) http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/78178 … (It was a birthday present for the king)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
btw I really liked your piece a while back about the man called Mehmet in England.
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Thanks! I'm trying to pull all the material on that topic together at the minute :)
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