A Oneworld Book
First published by Oneworld Publications, 2021
This ebook published 2021
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ISBN 978-0-86154-082-2
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Plate section illustration credits: Portrait of John of Gaunt © Bridgeman Images; The gold noble of Edward III courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Effigy of Edward the Black Prince © Bridgeman Images; Blanche of Lancaster courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; Constance of Castile with John of Gaunt from Froissart’s Chronicles, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; Geoffrey Chaucer portrait by Thomas Hoccleve, courtesy of the British Library, Harley MS 4866; Map of London 1300 by William Shepherd from Historical Atlas (1926), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; Pontefract Castle by Michael Taylor licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International; Kenilworth Castle by J.D. Forrester licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0; Richard II Westminster Portrait © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; John of Gaunt Tomb Effigy Drawing courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; Lancastrian Livery Collar © The Museum of London; Seals before and after change of arms to King of Castile, John of Gaunt’s Register © National Archives; Rothwell jacket courtesy of Rothwell Church; Battle of Nájera, Battle of Sluys and Peasants’ Revolt from Froissart’s Chronicles courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; The Trial of John Wycliffe by Ford Madox Brown courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; John of Gaunt’s Cellar © Helen Carr; John of Gaunt from the St Cuthbert window in York Minster © Chapter of York; Tomb of Katherine Swynford © Nathan Amin
Maps © Erica Milwain
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