Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Henry V

The castle is located on a 61 m high cliff with steep slopes on three sides in the middle of the town of Harlech. In the Middle Ages, the cliff probably bordered directly on Tremadog Bay. A staircase led from the castle to a mooring on the sea so that the castle could be supplied by ships in an emergency. Today the sea is about a kilometre away. After the English troops reached Tremadog Bay in 1283 during King Edward I's second campaign against the Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, construction of the castle began immediately. At the height of construction work in 1286, almost 950 men were working on the construction, so that the castle was already completed in 1289. To the east of the castle, the borough of Harlech was established, settled by English colonists. During the Welsh Rebellion of 1294, the garrison was able to hold off the siege by Madog ap Llywelyn because they were able to receive supplies from ships from Ireland. The castle played a key role during Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion. The revolt broke out in 1400 and soon spread across large parts of Wales. After a long siege, the lightly garrisoned castle finally had to surrender to the rebellious Welsh in 1404 when a French fleet cut off supplies to the castle. Owain Glyndŵr used the castle as his residence and headquarters. It was only after another long siege that the English under Harry of Monmouth, later King Henry V, were able to recapture the castle in early 1409.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The naves were completed around 1200, the apse added 100 years later. The structure got a vaulting 1515. The youngest parts are the impressive, neo-Romanesque towers, which were added 1864/66.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The style of many works here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. This large capital differs from the rough style first seen (mermaid), but as well of the style, the many horizontal "swimmers" and lions were carved in. There is only this single capital in this extensive, artistic style. So far most faces seen had almond shaped eyes, here the bulging eyes are wide open. The artist used a stone driller, to create the pupil. The artist was a master - and left a masterpiece in this cloister.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister, but not all have the same elegance. The right "swimmer" has lost his nose. He holds a small ball in his open hand.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. This door leads from the church down to the cloister, so that the noble Canons had a shortcut from their rooms to the choir stalls inside the church. The door is guarded by this a large lion, with a really impressing mane.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. At least most of it survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. This door leads from the church down to the cloister, where I stand now, so that the noble Canons had a shortcut from their rooms to the choir stalls inside the church. The door is guarded by a large lion. A pride of fierce lions loiters all around the cloister - since more than 800 years.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Here is a (heraldic?) flower on top. In the center is a mermaid, holding her overlong tail fins with tiny arms. Small fins seem to cover her body like a shirt. The figure below is even stranger. A human head, with a spiral in the neck (a bandeau?). A fur has grown on his shoulders and the arms end in paws. Actually I have the impression, that this pillar was longer once, as in the right corner may be a part of another paw, what would mean, that the lower part of the body is cut off. A lion/man?

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. This carving is next to that large man, just seen. A sitting man, as well wearing a hood or helmet plays the harp, while a dog (bear?) above him, seems to dance.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. This elegant lion, holding down a strange beast with his paws, was probably once placed outside the cloister, where it is now. It has a kind of saddle on his back, as probably he was the base of a pillar, flanking a portal.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister, but not all have the same elegance. A winged dragon attacks a lion.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister, At least most of it survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister. This is the short side of the impost just seen before.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister, but not all have the same elegance. Here a bald tamer holds two lions.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The style of many works here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. This large capital differs from the rough style first seen (mermaid), but as well of the style, the many horizontal "swimmers" and lions were carved in. This side of the large caital has a well, dressed, dreaming/sad (cross-eyed) young person in the center, with almond shaped eyes. He is flanked by two corner-lions.

The Berchtesgaden monastery was founded in 1102 as community of Augustinian Canons by Count Berengar of Sulzbach, a friend of Henry V. The Canons felt nor safe and comfortable in the wild, wooded area - and gave up the place soon after. They returned with the first Provost Eberwin around 1120 - and started a success story. The monastery became an Imperial abbey in already 1194. In 1380 the provosts achieved the status of an ecclesistical "Reichsfuerst" and in the 1550s they even held a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly as "Prince-Provosts". From the very beginning upto the secularisation of the monastery in 1803 it was open only for the offsprings of noble families, what actually created this political power. In 1810 the territory of the former monastery fell to the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria, so that the House of Wittelsbach could finally transform the monastic buildings into a summer palace. The former collegiate church "St. Peter and St. John the Baptist" serves as a parish church since 1803. The most important piece of architecture (for me) is the cloister. Most of the structure survived all the time, and even when the House of Wittelsbach converted the provostry into a summer palace, the old closter stayed untouched. The carving style here is very rough and differs from the sophisticated works seen an St. Zeno, less than 20 kms south. The motifs and symbols found here are very graphic. Very large horizonal imposts, "crown" some of the pillars here. The capitals below these imposts are kind of "traditional", but the horizontal carvings on the imposts are unique. These large horizontal ("swimming") sculptures are carved in a different, more sophisticated style, than the carvings seen on the other side of the cloister, but not all have the same elegance. Another (nude) "swimmer". He seems to have an object in his hand, just like the one just seen. Gottfried Weber ("Die Romanik in Oberbayern") describes "christian and pagan symbols"carved in an artistic style, "influenced from Salzburg and Northern Italy".