3652 x 5491 px | 30,9 x 46,5 cm | 12,2 x 18,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2006
Ort:
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Conceptual portrait of what Lady Agnes Randolph may have looked like, based on historical evidence and existing artistic depictions. This is part of an on-going series titled WOMEN WARRIORS. Agnes Randolph was the wife of Patrick Dunbar, and descended from a long line of families active in the fight for Scottish independence from England. She was known as “Black Agnes” because of her dark hair and complexion. In 1338 Dunbar Castle became the center of struggle against English occupation. Patrick Dunbar was in Northern Scotland, and the castle had been left with Agnes and a few men-at-arms. William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, arrived at Dunbar Castle with 20, 000 men. He thought taking the castle would be easy. Salisbury, a military genius, began his siege by hurling huge rocks at the Castle walls. When there was a break in the battle, he was stunned by what he saw. Agnes and her women, dressed in their finest clothes, issued out to the ramparts and began dusting away the debris with white handkerchiefs, mocking the English. Salisbury tried every trick in the book to defeat Agnes, but was outsmarted every time. Agnes destroyed his battering ram, defeated his attempt to break into the castle, and foiled his plans to starve them out. In desperation Salisbury threatened to kill Agnes’ brother, an English prisoner of war. Agnes cleverly pointed out that, should her brother die, she would become more wealthy and powerful. After five long months of siege Salisbury admitted defeat and left Agnes to her castle. Agnes was commemorated in a ballad attributed to Salisbury and his troops, “Cam I early, cam I late, there was Agnes at the gate.”
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