John of Gaunt

Goodman, Anthony

doi:10.4324/9781315844411

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“…As Edward III's son and Richard II's uncle, and the richest magnate in the realm, he was at the centre of the English war effort, and his personal wealth was directed towards military service for the Crown. 25 Aside from the Black Prince (whose retinue has been examined in detail by David Green), 26 other magnates could hardly afford to retain so many of the gentry on a long-term basis.…”

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The English Gentry and Military Service, 1300–1450

King

2014

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The period 1300–1450 has been seen by historians as crucial to the formation of the English social class, which would become known as the gentry. This was also a period when England was heavily engaged in warfare, with the Anglo‐Scottish wars and the Hundred Years War against France. The essay will survey the various approaches historians have taken to assess the changing relationship between concepts of gentility, the gentry and military service in late‐medieval England. It will discuss the contribution of research into subjects such as heraldry and the county community; how the question relates to the slowly reviving debate about ‘bastard feudalism’; and the impact of computer databases on research.

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The English Gentry and Military Service, 1300–1450

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2014

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“…The second was Henry Beaufort (1375-1447), who was destined for the church from an early age. He is described by Anthony Goodman 59 as "one of the outstanding prelates of the fifteenth century" and "the ablest of the Beauforts" who was given the late Black Prince's missal and prayer book in John of Gaunt's will. Henry was designated as the Bishop of Lincoln by King Richard II at the very early age of 21 following canvassing by his father.…”

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The “Chaucerian” Astrolabe in the British Museum: A Reassessment of Its Dating and Ownership

Davis

2019

Journal for the History of Astronomy

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An undated medieval Latin astrolabe in the British Museum has many of the design features shown in manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Treatise on the Astrolabe and is thus one of a group of astrolabes often described as “Chaucerian.” Although traditionally dated to the late fourteenth or early fifteenth centuries, it has recently been suggested that it is a later copy made by using the Treatise illustrations as a pattern. The close examination of the astrolabe in this article shows that the original dating is correct. It also produces the hypothesis that it was made for Bishop Henry Beaufort, one of John of Gaunt’s extended family who was educated as a part the group which included Chaucer’s son Thomas.

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Partidarismo e política na carreira internacional de um servidor da Casa de Lencastre (1374–1419)

Faria¹

2020

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John of Gaunt

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The English Gentry and Military Service, 1300–1450

The English Gentry and Military Service, 1300–1450

The “Chaucerian” Astrolabe in the British Museum: A Reassessment of Its Dating and Ownership

Partidarismo e política na carreira internacional de um servidor da Casa de Lencastre (1374–1419)

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