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John of Lancaster

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noun

  1. Duke of Bedford, 1389–1435, Bedford, John of Lancaster, Duke of.


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For his next project he plans to investigate the body of John of Lancaster, First Duke of Bedford, who ordered the execution of Joan of Arc.

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2013

The monument of the celebrated John of Lancaster, third son of our Henry IVth, better known as the Regent Duke of Bedford, had been previously annihilated by the Calvinists.

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson

Read how John of Lancaster loved Chaucer and sheltered Wicliff.

From Friends and Neighbors by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

In a glade apart was a knight clothed in black, John of Lancaster.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to-day; With him my son, Lord John of Lancaster; For this advertisement is five days old.

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William

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