• William Fitz Osbert or William with the long beard (died 1196) was a citizen of London who took up the role of "the advocate of the poor" in a popular...
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  • ornithologist and herpetologist Osbert Sitwell (1892−1969), English writer Alphonse Osbert (1857-1939), French painter William Fitz Osbert (died 1196), champion...
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    recorded execution took place at a site next to the stream in 1196. William Fitz Osbert, a populist leader who played a major role in an 1196 popular revolt...
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    include: William, Count of Mortain in 1106 as a prisoner of war. Constance of France in 1150 on orders of Geoffrey de Mandeville. William Fitz Osbert in 1196...
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  • William FitzEmpress (22 July 1136 – 30 January 1164) or William Longespee was the youngest of the three sons of Empress Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet...
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    a historical romance titled Longbeard, about the medieval rebel, William Fitz Osbert. He is also remembered for his Gaelic Etymology of the Languages...
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  • Oxford University, 1355 Revolt of 1173–1174 – Aristocracy revolt. William Fitz Osbert Authentica habita Benefit of clergy Parens scientiarum Frederic Duncalf...
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    fugitive William Fitz Osbert hiding in the church tower, and to coax him out, supporters of the Archbishop of Canterbury set fire to the church. Osbert was...
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  • Osbert fitzHervey (died 1206) was an Anglo-Norman royal judge. Brother of Hubert Walter and Theobald Walter, Osbert served three kings of England and...
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    Wartislaw Swantibor (the Younger), Polish nobleman William FitzOsbert, English politician and rebel leader William of Salisbury, English nobleman and high sheriff...
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