John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster: References & Edit History
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Biographies include Sydney Armitage-Smith, John of Gaunt (1904, reissued 1964), which must be read in conjunction with political histories of the period; and Anthony Goodman, John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth Century Europe (1992). Simon Walker, The Lancastrian Affinity: 1361–1399 (1990), analyzes John of Gaunt’s retinue to compare the power of medieval English nobility and gentry.
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| Anniversary information added. | Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Map of Early Modern London - John of Gaunt. | Feb 01, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - Death of John of Gaunt. | Dec 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: English Monarchs - Biography of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of John of Gaunt. | Jan 10, 2023 | ||
| Changed the death year of his first wife from “1369” to “1368” and changed “Catherine Swynford” to “Katherine Swynford.” | Aug 02, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: English Monarchs - Kings and Queens - John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. | Apr 13, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of John of Gaunt. | Apr 13, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 24, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 21, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 21, 1999 |
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