The Coronation Feast--the High Table
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:19 am
The High Table is a long, rectangular affair that sits on the dais at the end of the hall. The greatest pals of the King and also his family are seated there, talking among themselves.
Present at this table
King Richard the Lionheart
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince John
Emma of Anjou
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Arthur of Brittany (in Eleanor's lap)
Archbishop Baldwin of Forde
Geoffrey Plantagenet, probably Bishop of York in a bit
William Longchamp
Hugh de Puiset, Bishop of Durham
William Marshal
and a mysterious empty chair.
Present at this table
King Richard the Lionheart
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince John
Emma of Anjou
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Arthur of Brittany (in Eleanor's lap)
Archbishop Baldwin of Forde
Geoffrey Plantagenet, probably Bishop of York in a bit
William Longchamp
Hugh de Puiset, Bishop of Durham
William Marshal
and a mysterious empty chair.