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Quentin Durward at Liège is an 1828 oil painting by the British-French artist Richard Parkes Bonington. [1] [2] It depicts an episode from the novel Quentin Durward by Walter Scott set during the Wars of Liège in the fifteenth century. [3] Translated into French, the novel enjoyed great popularity.
The plot centres on the medieval rivalry between Louis XI of France and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.Louis incites the citizens of Liège to revolt against Charles, and they seize and murder Charles's brother-in-law, Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège, under the command of Louis's ally, William de la Marck, who was hoping to install his son in Louis de Bourbon's place (a real historical ...
The Hostarius (alternatively, Usher, Doorward or Durward) was an office in medieval Scotland. Its holders who eventually became hereditary, had the theoretical responsibility of guarding the king's door, thereby protecting the king's property. This is a list of hostarii. Malcolm de Molle, uncle of Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland [1]
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The studio was so pleased with the results that even before the film was released they were looking at a follow-up for Taylor, and Quentin Durward was suggested. [2] The project became a certainty when Ivanhoe became one of the biggest hits of Taylor's career. [3] He was scheduled to make the film after completing Knights of the Round Table.
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Alan Hostarius (or Alan Durward) (Scottish Gaelic: Ailean Dorsair) (died after 1264, or in 1275) was the son of Thomas de Lundin, a grandson of Gille Críst, Mormaer of Mar. His mother's name is unknown, but she was almost certainly a daughter of Máel Coluim, Mormaer of Atholl , meaning that Alan was the product of two Gaelic comital families .