"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. Died Leicester Castle, aged 59, so not really that old.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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...
Other Subjects
Roger Godsiff
Politician. He worked as a bank clerk before joining the Labour Party. Served as Mayor of Lewisham in 1977/78. Became an M.P. in 1992 and lost his seat in 2019.
1 memorial
Alfred J. Trimmer
Superintendent of Stores in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1888-1903. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Ba Jin
Author and political activist. Born China as Li Yaotang. Ba Jin was his pen name. Learnt and advocated Esperanto. Spent 1927-8 in France. Returned to Shanghai. From 1983 suffered with Parkinson's...
1 memorial
Arthur H. Valentine
Committee chairman in Bow in 1900. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Initially (ha) we thought the middle initial on the plaque read 'R' but since that name lead nowhere Andrew ...
1 memorial
Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority.
1 memorial
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