"To Hold By The Sword" offers a brief history on each of the successive Norman Earls who held the city of Chester and its surrounding regions from 1069 through to 1237 when the Earldom finally reverted to the English Crown.
The eight individual noblemen featured include; Walter de Gerbod, Hugh Lupus, Richard D'Avranches, Ranulph de Meschines, Ranulph de Gernon, Hugh Keveliok, Ranulph Blundeville and John the Scot.
The eight individual noblemen featured include; Walter de Gerbod, Hugh Lupus, Richard D'Avranches, Ranulph de Meschines, Ranulph de Gernon, Hugh Keveliok, Ranulph Blundeville and John the Scot.
