"Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster" - first line in Shakespeare's Richard II. Fourth son of Edward III. Younger brother to the Black Prince. Uncle to Richard II. Born in Ghent. Lived at the Palace of the Savoy 1362 - 1381. Through his first wife's inheritance became the richest nobleman in England. His third wife was Chaucer's wife's sister. Powerful military leader and virtual regent for Richard II. Died Leicester Castle, aged 59, so not really that old.
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
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Savoy - feathers
SH Here, John of Valois, King of France, when brought to England as a captiv...
Savoy - flowers
SH In the Palace of the Savoy lived for many months Simon de Montfort, found...
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H. Munroe
Hon. Treasurer of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924.
1 memorial
W. Burton Stewart
Vice Chairman of the Improvements Committee for the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
2 memorials
Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council
Originally formed as the Elstree Parish Council.
3 memorials
J. Pateshall Jones, Esq.
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital.
1 memorial
Gerard Martin Traynor
Gerard Martin Traynor was born on 9 November 1959, a younger son of John Francis Traynor (1923-1965) and Marian Veronica Traynor née Nesbitt (1926-2016). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter...
1 memorial
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Donald Blakeslee
Colonel Donald James Matthew Blakeslee was born on 11 September 1917 in Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio, USA, the eldest of the three sons of James Harold Blakeslee (1897-1953) and Maria Fanny B...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Sir Charles James Freake
Architect, builder and patron of the arts.
1 memorial
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