"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.
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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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G. W. Howlett
Councillor on the Committee for the 1901 Shoreditch Town Hall Extension.
1 memorial
Lewen Sharp
Alderman of the London County Council and Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council in 1906. It is claimed that he put the bell on the fire engines. Brother of Cecil Shar...
1 memorial
A. W. Bradford
Alfred Bradford. Alderman and Chairman of Ealing Highways Committee in 1937.
1 memorial
Thomas Jefferson
American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States 1801-9. During his lifetime he owned over 600 slaves. For a...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, USA
1 memorial
Mrs June Evans, MA
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
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