Ralph the Timid, also known as Ralf of Mantes (died 1057), was Earl of Hereford between 1051 and 1055 or 1057. His mother was Godgifu, the daughter of...

count of the Véxin, probably on 7 April 1024, and had sons by him: Ralph the Timid, earl of Hereford. Gautier (or Walter) III, Count of the Vexin (d.1063)...

Portuguese and Italian. Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Ralph the Timid (died 1057), pre-Conquest...

and the sister of King Edward the Confessor. Their sons were Walter (Gautier) III, Count of the Vexin, and Ralph the Timid, earl of Hereford and Foulques...

More than one Ralph held the title and rank of earl. They include: Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford (d. 1057) Ralph de Gael, Earl of East Anglia (d. c...

library membership required.) Williams, Ann (23 September 2004b). "Ralph the Timid". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University...

opposed by a force led by the Earl of Hereford, Ralph the Timid, then set Hereford on fire. This force was mounted and armed in the Norman fashion, but on...

Edward granted the earldom to Ralph the Timid. In 1055, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn invaded Herefordshire and Ralph met the Welsh army...

made Ralph the Timid Earl of Hereford. On 14 October 1066, William the Conqueror gained a decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings, which led to the conquest...

Castle, of which only the motte remains. Its name derives from the Welsh kingdom of Ewyas and from Harold, son of Ralph the Timid (Earl of Hereford), and...

from Hereford, on 24 October, they clashed with the army of the Earl of Herefordshire, Ralph the Timid. The Earl and his men eventually took flight, and...

The same year king Edward's nephew Ralph the Timid died, and his earldom of Hereford was added to Harold's Wessex. The Godwin family thus held the whole...

with the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. After defeating Ralph the Timid (a nephew of King Edward the Confessor), they attack Hereford and raid the church...

King Ralph is a 1991 American comedy film written and directed by David S. Ward and starring John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, and John Hurt. The film is about...

(Old English: Swegen Godƿinson) (c. 1020 – 1052), also spelled Swein, was the eldest son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, and brother of Harold II of England...

Ralph the Timid, Norman nobleman Reginald I, French nobleman (b. 986) William fitz Giroie, Norman nobleman John Julius Norwich (1991). Byzantium: The...

Frederick Paul de Vere Capell, 11th Earl of Essex (born 29 May 1944) is the current Earl of Essex. He succeeded his father Robert Capell, 10th Earl of...

the War of the Breton Succession of 1343–1364. The earlier conflict was marked by the efforts of John IV, Duke of Brittany to secure control of the Duchy...

Viscount Hereford is the oldest extant viscountcy in the Peerage of England, making the holder the Premier Viscount of England. The title was created in...

Worcester Ralph the Timid (died 1057), Earl of Hereford and nephew of Edward the Confessor Cynesige, Archbishop of York (1051–1060) Ralph the Staller (c...

with Earls Leofric and Ralph the Timid, mobilised forces in defence of the king against a rebellion by Earl Godwine and his sons. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle...

Hereford, 2nd Earl of Essex (c. 1249 – 1298). Henry de Bohun Geoffrey de Bohun Ralph de Bohun, Cleric; Maud de Bohun, who married firstly Anselm Marshal, 6th...

Earl of Essex is a title in the Peerage of England which was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title has been recreated eight...

prominent figure during the reign of King Stephen of England. His biographer, the 19th-century historian J. H. Round, called him "the most perfect and typical...

Llywelyn from Deheubarth. 1055 24 October - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn defeats Ralph the Timid and sacks Hereford. He is now ruler of all Wales. 1056 10 February...

Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity...

with the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. After defeating Ralph the Timid (a nephew of King Edward the Confessor), they attack Hereford and raid the church...

clerk from Yuba City, California, is the heir presumptive to the Earldom of Essex. He will become the 12th earl if the current earl, Paul Capell, 11th Earl...

in 1066. Under the patronage of Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford, Osbern built the castle at Ewyas in Herefordshire in 1048, one of the first Motte and...

under the direction especially of his Norman marcher lord Ralph the Timid. Encastellation began in earnest under William the Conqueror in the years immediately...