
John of Gaunt: prince without a throne
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John Lancaster and the Second Coming of Age
There was always an element of unpopularity in london, right up until a decade before his death. He tried not to fall out with the clergy so much. Ended his very public relationship with catherine swinford which he saw as possibly a reason for either people's rage against him, or potentially the wrath of god against him. Channelled his money and energy into a vast building project at kennilworth and warwickshire. And then once er richard the second came of age, what kind of relationship did the two men have? It was john prepared to take a back seat.
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