Thomas of Woodstock

American  

[tom-uhs uhv wood-stok] / ˈtɒm əs əv ˈwʊdˌstɒk /

noun

1. Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).

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Thomas of Woodstock British  

noun

1. 1355–97, youngest son of Edward III, who led opposition to his nephew Richard II (1386–89); arrested in 1397, he died in prison

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Example Sentences

Thomas of Woodstock, the Duke of Gloucester, had inherited much of the lands and the influence of the old house of Bohun.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard

Thomas was born in the palace of Woodstock, and so was often called Thomas of Woodstock.

From Richard II Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

Moreover, the other Bohun co-heiress became in 1376 the wife of Thomas of Woodstock, the youngest of Edward's sons, the Gloucester of the next reign.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

The four figures represent Robert, Duke of Normandy; Thomas of Woodstock, 1397; Humphrey, 1447; William Frederick, 1534; all three of them Dukes of Gloucester.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

Richard II., and Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Glocester, could deceive nobody.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. by Hume, David