London

London, England.

England

Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.

Thomas of Woodstock, earl of Buckingham, duke of Gloucester (d. 1397)

Thomas of Woodstock (1355 - 1397), earl of Buckingham, later the duke of Gloucester; son of king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was uncle to Richard II.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Bristol

Bristol, now in Avon, England.

River Severn

River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain at 220 miles.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Robert de Vere, ninth earl of Oxford (d. 1392)

Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford (1362 - 1392), ninth earl of Oxford, marquess of Dublin, duke of Ireland; son of Thomas de Vere, earl of Oxford, and Maud Ufford. Robert de Vere had a great influence on the young Richard II. De Vere was accused of treason along with others in 1388.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Thomas of Woodstock, earl of Buckingham, duke of Gloucester (d. 1397)

Thomas of Woodstock (1355 - 1397), earl of Buckingham, later the duke of Gloucester; son of king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was uncle to Richard II.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Ireland

Ireland

Thomas of Woodstock, earl of Buckingham, duke of Gloucester (d. 1397)

Thomas of Woodstock (1355 - 1397), earl of Buckingham, later the duke of Gloucester; son of king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was uncle to Richard II.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Thomas of Woodstock, earl of Buckingham, duke of Gloucester (d. 1397)

Thomas of Woodstock (1355 - 1397), earl of Buckingham, later the duke of Gloucester; son of king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was uncle to Richard II.

Robert de Vere, ninth earl of Oxford (d. 1392)

Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford (1362 - 1392), ninth earl of Oxford, marquess of Dublin, duke of Ireland; son of Thomas de Vere, earl of Oxford, and Maud Ufford. Robert de Vere had a great influence on the young Richard II. De Vere was accused of treason along with others in 1388.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Westminster

Westminster, to the west of London, England, where the royal palace was located.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Robert de Vere, ninth earl of Oxford (d. 1392)

Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford (1362 - 1392), ninth earl of Oxford, marquess of Dublin, duke of Ireland; son of Thomas de Vere, earl of Oxford, and Maud Ufford. Robert de Vere had a great influence on the young Richard II. De Vere was accused of treason along with others in 1388.

King Richard II of England (d. 1400)

Richard was born on 6 January 1367 in Bordeaux. Froissart called him Richard of Bordeaux after his place of birth. He was the second son of Edward, the Black Prince, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, and Joan of Kent. After the death of his elder brother Edward in 1372, and of his father, in 1376, Richard was created prince of Wales, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester on 20 November 1376. He succeeded to his grandfather, King Edward III the following year, and became king on 22 June 1377. He reigned as king of England until 1399, when he was forced to abdicate by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke. Richard married his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, on 14 January 1382. In 1396, two years after the death of his first wife, he married Isabella, daughter of the French king, Charles VI.

Robert de Vere, ninth earl of Oxford (d. 1392)

Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford (1362 - 1392), ninth earl of Oxford, marquess of Dublin, duke of Ireland; son of Thomas de Vere, earl of Oxford, and Maud Ufford. Robert de Vere had a great influence on the young Richard II. De Vere was accused of treason along with others in 1388.

Bristol

Bristol, now in Avon, England.

Robert Tresilian

Sir Robert Tresilian (? - executed in 1388), chief justice of the King's Bench. In the 1380s Tresilian became heavily involved in national politics and was associated with Richard II's close circle of favourites. He was tried and executed by the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

Crown of England

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