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The phrase "long castel" is a reference to Lancaster (also called "Loncastel" and "Longcastell"), "walles white" is thought to likely be an oblique reference to Blanche, "Seynt Johan" was John of Gaunt's name-saint, and "ryche hil" is a reference to Richmond; these thinly veiled references reveal the identity of the grieving black knight of the ...
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general, and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War.
Henry initially announced that he intended to reclaim his rights as Duke of Lancaster, though he quickly gained enough power and support to have himself declared King Henry IV, imprison Richard (who died in prison, most probably forcibly starved to death, [15]) and bypass Richard's heir-presumptive, Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March.
Earldom of Lancaster forfeited, 1322: Duke of Lancaster, 1351: King Edward III 1312–1377: Henry of Grosmont c. 1310 –1361 Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester: Joan of Lancaster c. 1312 –1349: John (II) de Mowbray 1310–1361 3rd Baron Mowbray: Eleanor of Lancaster 1318–1372: Mary of Lancaster c. 1320 –1362
Many of the nearby streets are also named for the Savoy: Savoy Buildings, Court, Hill, Place, Row, Street and Way. Savoy Place is the London headquarters of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The Savoy Estate is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, held in trust for the Sovereign in His or Her role as Duke of Lancaster. [12]
In 2012, a Kenyan mother aged 21, called Agnes Wanjiru, was allegedly murdered by soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster Regiment, with the murder reportedly covered up by British Army officials. Two months after she accompanied British soldiers into the Lion's Court Hotel bar in Nanyuki , her naked corpse was found in a septic tank next to the room ...
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster KG (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire , Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet , which was ruling over England at that time.
Thomas of Lancaster 1387–1421 Duke of Clarence: John of Lancaster 1389–1435 Duke of Bedford Surrendered dukedom and then regranted, 1433: Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester: John Beaufort 1373–1410: Joan Beaufort c. 1379 –1440: Edward of Norwich c. 1373 –1415 Duke of Aumale, 2nd Duke of York: Richard of Conisburgh ...