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Blanche of Lancaster
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Blanche of Lancaster was a member of the English-French royal House of Lancaster and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was
The Duke and Duchess of Lancaster on their tomb monument in St Paul's Cathedral, as depicted in 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar. Anachronistic inaccuracies
The Duke and Duchess of Lancaster on their tomb monument in St Paul's Cathedral, as depicted in 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar. Anachronistic inaccuracies include Blanche's early-16th-century-style gable headdress.
The Marriage of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster in Reading Abbey on 19 May 1359, by Horace Wright (1914), in the Museum of Reading
The Marriage of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster in Reading Abbey on 19 May 1359, by Horace Wright (1914), in the Museum of Reading
The tomb of Blanche and John of Gaunt in Old St Paul's Cathedral, as represented in an etching of 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar. The etching includes a nu
The tomb of Blanche and John of Gaunt in Old St Paul's Cathedral, as represented in an etching of 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar. The etching includes a number of inaccuracies, for example in not showing the couple with joined hands
John of Gaunt
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was an English prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son of King Edward III, and the father of King Henry IV. Because of Gaunt's royal origin, adva
Blanche of Lancaster
…of Lancaster and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, and the grandmother of King Henry V of England. Blanche was born on 25 March 1342, according to her father's inquisitions…
A portrait commissioned c. 1593 by Sir Edward Hoby for Queenborough Castle, Kent, probably modelled on Gaunt's tomb effigy in Old St Paul's Cathedral.
A portrait commissioned c. 1593 by Sir Edward Hoby for Queenborough Castle, Kent, probably modelled on Gaunt's tomb effigy in Old St Paul's Cathedral.
Kenilworth Castle, a massive fortress which John acquired through his marriage to Blanche of Lancaster
Kenilworth Castle, a massive fortress which John acquired through his marriage to Blanche of Lancaster