London

London, England.

Robert Knolles (d. 1407)

Sir Robert Knolles (? - 1407), an English captain who made a considerable reputation for himself at this time. The war made him a great fortune, several large sums from which he bequeathed to charitable and spiritual works. For his life and career; see Michael Jones, 'Knolles , Sir Robert', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004); online ed., ed. Lawrence Goldman, January 2008, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15758

Bertucat d'Albret

Bertucat d'Albret, a Gascon knight and famous routier captain, possibly of the same family as Bérard d'Albret, son of Bernard-Ezi, lord of Albret.

London

London, England.

Commons of England

London

London, England.

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.

William Montagu, second earl of Salisbury (d. 1397)

William Montagu (1328 - 1397), second earl of Salisbury, lord of Man and the Isle of Wight; elder son of William Montagu, first earl of Salisbury, and Katherine Montagu.

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.

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.

London

London, England.

William Walworth

Sir William Walworth (? - 1386?), merchant and mayor of London.

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.

St Katherine's by the Tower

St Katherine's by the Tower, a medieval church and hospital next to the Tower of London, founded in 1148 by Matilda of Boulogne (?1105 - 1152), wife of king Stephen of England, on land acquired from the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Aldgate. It was demolished in 1825 to build St Katharine's Docks.

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.

Tower of London

Tower of London, royal palace and fortress in central London, England.

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.

London

London, England.

Mile End

Mile End, London, England.

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.

William Walworth

Sir William Walworth (? - 1386?), merchant and mayor of London.

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.

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.

St Katherine's by the Tower

St Katherine's by the Tower, a medieval church and hospital next to the Tower of London, founded in 1148 by Matilda of Boulogne (?1105 - 1152), wife of king Stephen of England, on land acquired from the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Aldgate. It was demolished in 1825 to build St Katharine's Docks.

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.

Nobles of England

London

London, England.

Tower of London

Tower of London, royal palace and fortress in central London, England.

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.

Brothers of Richard II

This refers to the half-brothers of Richard II, Thomas Holland and John Holland.

William Montagu, second earl of Salisbury (d. 1397)

William Montagu (1328 - 1397), second earl of Salisbury, lord of Man and the Isle of Wight; elder son of William Montagu, first earl of Salisbury, and Katherine Montagu.

Thomas Beauchamp, twelfth earl of Warwick (d. 1401)

Thomas Beauchamp (c. 1337/9 - 1401), twelfth earl of Warwick; son of Thomas Beauchamp, eleventh earl of Warwick, and Katherine Mortimer. He married Margaret Ferrers. Warwick was with the king in the Tower of London when the rebellious peasants marched to London in 1381.

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 of Namur (d. 1391)

Born around 1325 as the sixth son of John I, count of Namur, and Marie of Artois. He was lord of Beaufort-sur-Meuse and Renaix. He followed the example of his brothers and took part in several campaigns in Prussia. He was knighted by the lord of Spontin during one of his earliest Prussian campains, in the winter of 1346–1347. On his return he joined King Edward III at the siege of Calais. On 1 July 1347 Edward III granted him an annuity. In 1354 Robert married Isabella of Hainault, the sister of the English queen, Philippa of Hainault, from whom he had no offspring. His second marriage to Isabella of Melun also remained childless. In 1371 Robert was marshal of the duke of Brabant for the military campaign against the duke of Juliers and was taken prisonner during the Battle of Baesweiler, where he may have commanded the vanguard. In 1382 he accompanied Anne of Bohemia from Maastricht to London, where she was to marry the English king Richard II. He died in April 1391. Robert was one of Froissart’s patron.

Eustache de Bousies, lord of Vertain

Eustache de Bousies, lord of Vertaing. He married Isabelle de Biernes, lady of Feluy.

Jean de Gommegnies

Jean de Gommegnies; lord of Gommegnies, captain of Ardres, son of Guillaume de Gommegnies and Isabeau de Trazequies, councillor of duke Aubert de Bavière. He married Isabeau de Rochefort.

Wat Tyler

Wat Tyler (? - 1381), the most famous of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England.

Jack Straw

Jack Straw, a rebel leader during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England. It has been suggested that this enigmatic rebel was actually an alias adopted by Wat Tyler.

John Ball

John Ball (? - 1381), a radical priest and leader of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.

Tower of London

Tower of London, royal palace and fortress in central London, England.

Simon Sudbury, archbishop of Canterbury

Simon Sudbury (c. 1316 - 1381), archbishop of Canterbury; son of Nigel Thebaud and his wife Elizabeth. As chancellor he bore the responsibility for the imposition of the third poll tax that ignited the Great Revolt of 1381, and was therefore one of the principal targets for the rebels during the uprising. Sudbury had taken refuge in the Tower of London at the outbreak of the revolt, but the rebel mob seized him from the Tower together with the treasurer Sir Robert Hales, and beheaded them both on Tower Hill.

Manuscript reading: yroit

Emended reading: y auroit

Manuscript reading: eussent

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