standards, banners, pennons, pennoncells, banderolls, guidons, streamers and cognizances different decorative flags and ribbons used to adorn the castle.
lollards any of the followers of John Wycliffe in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England.
pommel the knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers.
Some red propaganda "Some communist propaganda."
palfrey a saddle horse.
hostelry inn.
Punch and Judy English puppets known for slapstick humor.
hurdy-gurdy an early instrument shaped like a lute or violin but played by turning a crank attached to a rosined wheel that causes the strings to vibrate.
wote know.
wend thought.
seneschal a steward or major-domo in the household of a medieval noble.
burghers inhabitants of a borough or town.
given an angel each an "angel" is a medieval coin bearing a figure of the archangel Michael piercing a dragon.
char-a-banc a coach.
Aldermen members of an English borough council.
beys a Turkish title of respect and former title of rank.
mahatmas in India, those of a class of wise and holy persons held in special regard or reverence.
