John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)

John of Gaunt (1340-99): duke of Lancaster, son of Philippa of Hainault and Edward III, king of England, who was a pretender to the Castilian throne by right of his marriage to Constanza, eldest daughter of Pedro I, king of Castile, who died in 1369. John of Gaunt was an important person in English political and military life during the last quarter of the fourteenth century, exercising great influence in domestic and foreign policy in England during the reign of Richard II, despite periods of unpopularity and strife with his royal nephew.

Commons of 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.

Tower of London

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

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.

Royal Residence of Rotherhithe

The royal residence of Rotherhithe, built by Edward III between 1353-6 on the south bank of the river Thames within sight of the Tower of London. The remains of this palace have been recently excavated (between 1986-1991).

Royal Residence of Rotherhithe

The royal residence of Rotherhithe, built by Edward III between 1353-6 on the south bank of the river Thames within sight of the Tower of London. The remains of this palace have been recently excavated (between 1986-1991).

Blackheath

Blackheath (London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham), 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.

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.

John Newton

Sir John Newton, constable of Rochester.

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.

Tower of London

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

Blackheath

Blackheath (London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham), England.

Tower of London

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

London

London, England.

London

London, England.

Suburbs of London

Marshalsea prisons in Southwark

Marshalsea prisons (now demolished) Southwark, London.

Suburbs of London

Londoners

Manuscript reading: parlons

Emended reading: parlerons

Manuscript reading: d’Asufort

Emended reading: d’Acquesufort

SHF vol. 10, p. 106

Acad. royale, vol. 9, p. 399

Lettres gothiques, vol. 1, p. 1012

SHF vol. 10, p. 107