Talk:Nicola de la Haie

message: Why is this article titled "Nicola de la Haye" when the lady's name was almost always spelled "Nicolaa?" Even consistently throughout the article, she is referred to as "Nicolaa." I have looked at this article several times; every time, I type "Nicolaa de la Haye" into the search box--which suggests to me that others may be doing the same thing. Yes, I got here eventually, but it just seems ridiculous that the title of the article would not match the usual spelling of the subject's name. I would have edited it myself, but I can't figure out how to do that. Can somebody a little more experienced with this stuff fix this, or explain why it is "wrong" and should be left wrong? My usual activity on Wikipedia involves correcting spelling or punctuation errors, or occasionally tweaking confusing wording in articles--an incorrect title is not something I've run up against before. (And this is my first foray into a "talk" section, so please forgive and correct if I screwed something up!)
In the texts of her own charters, her name is spelled as Nicholaa if it is spelled out.  (More often her name is given as "N. de la Haye".)  In other contemporary documents, her name appears as Nicola/Nicolaa or Nichola/Nicholaa.  The issue of spelling medieval names is a tricky one.  Spelling was not regularized in the late 12th and early 13th century, and even the way an individual was referred to might vary significantly.  Whoever initially created the article's title chose the more common modern spelling of her name.DeAragon 22:55, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title--spelling of "Nicolaa" 

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Nicola de la Haye famously defended Lincoln castle from attack in 1191 when Prince John tried to seize the throne from Richard I. She had inherited her father’s land in Lincolnshire and his position as keeper of the castle. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-people-collection/nicola-de-la-haye/
OR this source:
Nichola de la Haye: the Woman who Saved England https://www.visitlincoln.com/blog/nichola-de-la-haye
   Nichola inherited the position of Constable of Lincoln Castle from her father Richard de la Haye, a minor Lincolnshire Lord. Her work was noticed by King John, who in 1216 made Nichola Sheriff of Lincolnshire, even though she was a woman and in her mid-sixties. 
Or this source: https://magnacarta800th.com/schools/biographies/women-of-magna-carta/lady-nicholaa-de-la-haye/
   Further proof of Nicholaa’s high esteem in King John’s eyes came on 18 October 1216, when she was appointed joint sheriff of Lincolnshire, alongside Philip Mark, one of John’s most notorious henchmen, ... The appointment of a woman as a sheriff was highly unusual
Or this book: https://books.google.ca/books?id=lHk8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1123&dq=nichola+de+la+haie+sheriff+lincoln&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia6fP0xq_qAhUohXIEHUvODQgQ6AEwBHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=nichola%20de%20la%20haie%20sheriff%20lincoln&f=false (King John appointed her in 1216)
Or this book: https://books.google.ca/books?id=vsZt2YLcAaAC&pg=PA50&dq=nichola+de+la+haie+appointed+sheriff+lincoln&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip97qgx6_qAhUkmHIEHebmB7EQ6AEwA3oECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=nichola%20de%20la%20haie%20appointed%20sheriff%20lincoln&f=false (appointed Sheriff) 
I have corrected the article to indicate that she had been appointed sheriff, not inherited the role.
Peter K Burian (talk) 21:55, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did she inherit the role of sheriff? NO, her inheritance was only as constable