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Vor 5 Tagen · John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was at Manchester on 7 September 1393. (fn. 12) The district was visited by some form of plague about 1350—perhaps the Black Death itself (fn. 13) —and many later visitations are on record, two of the most notable being in 1605 and 1645.
Vor 4 Tagen · A famous character in English history—" Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster"—resided here at the close of his eventful life. He died here in 1399. How this came to be his residence is unknown: it is conjectured by Cunningham, and with some show of probability, that the bishops occasionally let the house—or rather ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The invasion was not successful, but in 1387 the Portuguese king married John of Gaunt’s daughter Philippa of Lancaster, who introduced various English practices into Portugal. The truce arranged with Castile in 1387 was prolonged at intervals until peace was finally concluded in 1411.
Vor 5 Tagen · After Maud's death in 1362, her estates passed to her sister Blanche, the wife of John of Gaunt, who held them in right of his wife until his death in 1399.
Vor 3 Tagen · John of Gaunt, an unpopular figure at this time, had, as a result of the king’s illness, presided uncomfortably over the Good Parliament. He ensured that the achievement of Peter de la Mare and his colleagues was ephemeral, taking charge of the government at the end of the reign. De la Mare was jailed in Nottingham.
Vor 4 Tagen · The Duke of Norfolk and Henry Bolingbroke, John of Gaunt’s son, accused each other of treason and were banished, the former for life, the latter for 10 years. When Gaunt himself died early in 1399, Richard confiscated his estates instead of allowing his son to claim them. Richard, seemingly secure, went off to Ireland. Henry ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom . Pat McFadden has been chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 5 July 2024.
