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Discover the story of Nicholaa de la Haye: the Woman Who Saved England and the first woman to be appointed a sheriff in her own right. Her defence of Lincoln Castle led to the defeat of the rebels of the First Barons' War - and their French allies. Mybook.to/Nicholaa
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King John's Right Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye
Sharon Bennett Connolly
#OTD in 1217 England was suffering the triple calamity of civil war, foreign invasion and a child king on the throne. Nicholaa de la Haye was holding Lincoln Castle as the Battle of Lincoln was fought @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #medievalsky historytheinterestingbits.com/2026/05/20/n...
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In 1217, England was suffering the triple calamity of civil war, foreign invasion and a child king on the throne. Nicholaa de la Haye was holding Lincoln Castle, in the king’s name, against a…
Nicholaa: The Woman Who Saved England
Sharon Bennett Connolly