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John of Gaunt's Children: Roots of the Wars of the Roses

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Queen Philippa of Hainaut. He ...
Prince Andrew isn't the first Duke of York to face scandal, by any means. Beheadings, betrayals, and bad news have mired the ...
Nobody knows how to get under your skin quite like a sibling does. For many, these squabbles typically never amount to ...
Edmund of Langley was the first duke, after being granted the title by his father Edward III in 1385. He is the Duke of York ...
The title 'Duke of York' is something of a cursed peerage – involving murder, exile and execution – but Prince Andrew is more ...
The title Duke of York has been a magnet for misfortune over the centuries, but its most recent holder, Prince Andrew, has ...
During the pandemic, a British couple was tending their back garden when they discovered a cache of 15th- and 16th-century coins. Many of them date to the reign of Henry VIII, and some bear the ...
Jon Jones said his late brother’s ‘kindness and generosity knew no bounds’ in a heartfelt tribute on Thursday. Arthur Jones, ...
St Dunstan’s in Stepney is arguably London’s third most-famous church dedicated to that saint. Everyone knows the “secret” St ...
It was the first time since the 16th century that the heads of the two Christian churches have held a joint prayer service.