Tower of London

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

Joan of Kent

Joan, countess of Kent, princess of Wales (c. 1328 - 1385), daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, first earl of Kent, and Margaret Wake. She married Edward the Black Prince in 1361 and had her second son, the future king Richard II, with the prince, in 1367.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Canterbury Cathedral

John Ball

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

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.

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.

Canterbury

Canterbury (Kent), England.

Canterbury

Canterbury (Kent), 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.

River Thames

The river Thames.

Essex

County of Essex, England.

Sussex

County of Sussex, England.

Counties of Staffordshire and Bedfordshire

Refers to Staffordshire and Bedfordshire.

London

London, England.

London

London, England.

Canterbury

Canterbury (Kent), 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.

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.

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.

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 Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral

Inhabitants of Canterbury

Rochester

Rochester (Kent), 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.

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.

Rochester

Rochester (Kent), England.

People of Rochester

Rochester Castle

Manuscript reading: le lundy

Emended reading: l’endemain

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