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  Famous Folk From Hereford, Hereford quiz, and Hereford hangman game
,was based here, and the final Anglo-Saxon king of England Harold Godwin was the duke of Hereford, plus Roger Mortimer was for three years effectively head of state.
Also Hereford has produced several ladies who captured the hearts of kings for example Nell Gwyn, "The Fair Rosamund"and Mary Bohun the wife of Henry IV, as well a lady, Brilliana Harley who fought the king's men, as did John Oldcastle.
Hereford has gained a name for music too, with Sir Edward Elgar composing classical music and The Pretenders providing rock.
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  Duke of Lancaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is customary at formal dinners (especially in Lancastrian regiments of the armed forces) for the The Loyal Toast to the crown be announced as "The Queen, Duke of Lancaster".
Henry Bolingbroke, 2nd Duke of Lancaster and 1st Duke of Hereford (1367–1413) (became King Henry IV in 1399)
Henry of Monmouth, Prince of Wales, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1387–1422) (became King Henry V in 1413)
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 Duke of Hereford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Duke of Hereford was created in 1397 for Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, eldest son of John of Gaunt, due to his support for the King in his struggle with their uncle Thomas of Woodstock.
It merged in the crown on Henry's accession to the throne two years later, and has never since been created again.
Hereford, in England near the border with Wales, has more often been the seat of an Earl of Hereford or Viscount Hereford.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Dukes
THE title of duke was first bestowed upon Edward prince of Wales, commonly called the Black Prince, who was created by his father king Edward the third 13 March 1337 duke of the county of Cornwal, with remainder to the eldest sons of the kings of England for ever.
Thomas, son of John of Gaunt duke of Lancaster, was created by king Henry the fourth 5 July 1411 earl of Dorset, and by king Henry the fifth duke of Exeter, which titles became extinct at his death 27 December 1426.
Lodovic Stuart, duke of Lenox of the kingdom of Scotland, was created by king James the first 6 October 1612 baron Setrington and earl of Richmond, and a few years afterwards earl of Newcastle and duke of Richmond, which titles became extinct at his death 11 February 1623.
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 RICHARD II. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His friends, Pole, de Vere, and others, were “appealed” (i.e., accused) of treason by five lords appellant—Gloucester; the earl of Arundel; Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick; Thomas Mowbray, later 1st duke of Norfolk; and the duke of Hereford (later Henry IV)—and those that did not escape the country were executed.
On the death (1399) of John of Gaunt, he confiscated the Lancastrian estates, to which the exiled duke of Hereford was heir.
He was forced to abdicate, and Hereford was crowned king as Henry IV in Sept., 1399.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia – Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
He joined Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, and the other baronial opponents of Richard II in 1387 and was one of the five lords appellant who "appealed" (i.e., accused) the king's favorites of treason and secured their conviction in the Merciless Parliament of 1388.
Although created duke of Norfolk in 1397, he began to fear that the king might turn on him and confided in the other remaining lord appellant, the duke of Hereford (later Henry IV).
A dispute arose between Norfolk and Hereford when Hereford told the king of Norfolk's suspicions, and trial by combat was proposed.
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 The Scropes and the Isle of Man
The Earl of Hereford supported King Richard when he took his revenge on the three Lords appellant, and was made Duke of Hereford in 1397.
Upon the death of John of Gaunt in 1399, Richard II confiscated the Lancastrian estates, to which the exiled Duke of Hereford was heir.
In 1399 the Duke of Hereford landed with an invasion force while King Richard II was in Ireland.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia – Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
In 1387 he joined the opposition to King Richard II led by his uncle, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, and became one of the five "lords appellant" who ruled England in 1388-89.
However, in 1398 after a quarrel with Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of Norfolk, whose confidence he betrayed to Richard, Hereford was banished for 10 years by the king.
A rebellion of 1405 in the north was crushed, and the leaders, among them Richard Le Scrope, archbishop of York, were executed; Henry was severely criticized for their deaths.
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 Stud History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Injemira Hereford stud was founded by the Watson family near Holbrook, NSW, 31 years ago with the purchase of eight cows from M. McEachern of Corie Lynn.
Sydney Royal's 1992 supreme beef bull was the Hereford, Injemira Duke J273, from the Watson family's Injemira stud, Holbrook, NSW.
Duke was also the top-selling Hereford making $55,000 to Pam Shelly, Kaludah stud, Cooma, NSW.
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 19. England under Richard The Second Page 3
The Duke of Gloucester, who was anxious to take the occasion of making himself popular, declaimed against it loudly, and this at length decided the King to execute the vengeance he had been nursing so long.
The Duke was declared a traitor, his property was confiscated to the King, a real or pretended confession he had made in prison to one of the Justices of the Common Pleas was produced against him, and there was an end of the matter.
The Duke of Hereford was to be banished for ten years, and the Duke of Norfolk was to be banished for life.
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Duke of York No, it is stopped with other flattering sounds, As praises, of whose taste the wise are fond, Lascivious metres, to whose venom sound The open ear of youth doth always listen, Report of fashions in proud Italy, Whose manners still our tardy-apish nation Limps after in base imitation.
Duke of York I do beseech your majesty, impute his words To wayward sickliness and age in him: He loves you, on my life, and holds you dear, As Harry Duke of Hereford, were he here.
Duke of York As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious; Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard.
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According to Peacham (1622), Robert adopted "the ancient arms of the Dukes of Burgogne," which were supposedly "given by Charlemagne to Sanson Duke of Burgogne." Bendy sinister of eight azure and gules, a lion statant argent.* An IDF unit badge, NKNP; number uncertain.
He was created Duke of Hereford on 01/25/1397, succeeded as Duke of Lancaster in 1399, and eventually succeeded Richard II as Henry IV.
Quarterly 1, Thomas of Woodstock; 2, Bohun of Hereford; 3, Bohun of Northampton; 4, Stafford.* Arms used by HUMPHREY STAFFORD, Earl of Stafford and Buckingham and Constable of England, after being appointed Captain of Calais in 1442; he was created Duke of Buckingham in 1444.
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DUKE OF YORK No; it is stopp'd with other flattering sounds, As praises, of whose taste the wise are fond, Lascivious metres, to whose venom sound The open ear of youth doth always listen; Report of fashions in proud Italy, Whose manners still our tardy apish nation Limps after in base imitation.
DUKE OF YORK I'll not be by the while: my liege, farewell: What will ensue hereof, there's none can tell; But by bad courses may be understood That their events can never fall out good.
DUKE OF YORK Aumerle that was; But that is lost for being Richard's friend, And, madam, you must call him Rutland now: I am in parliament pledge for his truth And lasting fealty to the new-made king.
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 Richard II
The historical Richard II was born in 1367, reigned as king from 1377 to 1399, and died in 1400.
Duke of Hereford, son of John of Gaunt, and the king's rival.
Thomas Mowbray: Duke of Norfolk and opponent of Bolingbroke.
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 Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of
Although created duke of Norfolk in 1397, he began to fear that the king might turn on him and confided in the other remaining lord appellant, the duke of Hereford (later
Henry IV A dispute arose between Norfolk and Hereford when Hereford told the king of Norfolk's suspicions, and trial by combat was proposed.
Norfolk, John Howard, 1st duke of - Norfolk, John Howard, 1st duke of, 1430?–1485, English nobleman.
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 Britannia Biographies: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
In 1359, at Reading Abbey (Berks), he married Blanche, the younger of the two daughters and co-heirs of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, and upon the death of his father-in-law, in 1361, he was advanced to that Dukedom.
Henry, Duke of Hereford and Lancaster and Earl of Derby, afterwards King Henry IV.
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, KG Joan Beaufort, married, firstly, to Sir Robert Ferrers of Worn and Oversley; and, secondly, to Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland.
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 Free Online Library - Search Results - Classic books by famous authors online
Oxford and Drury Lane itself dispute the dignity of giving birth to Nell Gwynne with Hereford, where a mean house is still pointed out as the first home of this mother of a line of dukes, whose great-grandson was to occupy the neighbouring palace as Bishop of Hereford for forty years.
He then called for his bill with the utmost haste, declared he must be at Hereford that evening, lamented his great hurry of business, and wished he could divide himself into twenty pieces, in order to be at once in twenty places.
The earldom of Hereford and all the movables
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 John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt finally agreed to peace in 1388, transferred his claims to his daughter by Constance of Castile, and married her to the future Henry III of Castile.
He returned to England in 1389, was made duke of Aquitaine, and helped to restore peace between Richard II and the hostile barons led by Thomas of Woodstock, duke of
Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of - Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of: see John of Gaunt.
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 Timeline 1300 to 1399
He was the first Duke created in England, the Duke of Cornwall.
1361 Mar 21, Grand duke Kestutis was captured by the Knights of the Cross.
1397 In England Henry of Lancaster was made Duke of Hereford and then banished from the realm for a presumed conspiracy to murder the Duke of Gloucester.
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 Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
English nobleman executed for his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth I on behalf of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, a Roman Catholic claimant to the English...
English lord whose quarrel with Henry of Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford (later King Henry IV, reigned 1399-1413), was a critical episode in the events leading...
the military conquest of England by William, duke of Normandy, primarily effected by his decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings (Oct. 14, 1066), and...
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 Past Productions: Richard II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
King Edward III of England had seven sons, among them the Duke of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, the Duke of York, and Edward the Black Prince.
While Richard was a child, John of Gaunt and the Dukes of Gloucester and York effectively ruled the kingdom, but Richard soon asserted his independence from his uncles and chose his own advisors, including John Bushy, William Bagot, and Henry Green, to help him govern.
Gaunt's son, Henry Bolingbroke, quarrels with Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, over the cause of Gloucester's death, and Richard banishes both men from England.
www.amrep.org /past/richard/richard.html   (313 words)

  
 The Wars of the Roses - Aftermath
Richard's reign saw the development of factional disputes between Richard II's courtiers and opposition nobles led by five powerful figures (the "Lords Appellant") who included Richard's uncle Thomas, Duke of Gloucester and his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby and Duke of Hereford.
They were particularly suspicious of Richard, 3rd Duke of York because of his great wealth and good claim to throne.
In 1483, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham rebelled.
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 webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
Led by Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, in 1388 a coterie of noblemen known in history as the lords appellant "appealed" or accused Richard's adherents of treason, banishing some and having others executed.
Richard was born on October 2, 1452, in Fotheringhay Castle, youngest son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York, and was named duke of Gloucester in 1461.
The Duke of Rothesay was killed in suspicious circumstances after a quarrel with the Duke of Albany following an invasion of Scotland by Henry IV of England.
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 William Shakespeare: Richard II
Harry of Hereford, Lancaster, and Derby, Stands here for God, his sovereign, and himself, On pain to be found false and recreant, To prove the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, A traitor to his God, his King, and him; And dares him to set forward to the fight.
Here standeth Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, On pain to be found false and recreant, Both to defend himself, and to approve Henry of Hereford, Lancaster, and Derby, To God, his sovereign, and to him disloyal, Courageously and with a free desire Attending but the signal to begin.
The noble Duke hath sworn his coming is But for his own; and for the right of that We all have strongly sworn to give him aid; And let him never see joy that breaks that oath!
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 The herd sires at Cutler Herefords - breeding top quality Horned Hereford cattle.
Australian semen rights are owned by Anderson Pastoral Co. and Irish rights to the Irish Hereford Breed Society.
His dam is an outstanding Ace daughter (Milk EPD +41!) and the 13C cow was the '94 Calgary Stampede Champion and First Lady Hereford Division Champion at Agribition.
Our ongoing search for new herd sires led us to Holmes Herefords, Cheyenne, WY. Holmes have gained worldwide recognition with their Home Builder bull and we selected a son of one of his best daughters.
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Bolingbroke is also known as (a) Duke of Norfolk (b) Duke of Lancaster (c) Duke of Hereford (d) Duke of Surrey (e) Duke Blue Devil
The Duke of York's speech from line 67 ("So shall my virtue.") to line 73 (".the true man's put to death.") is based on what rhetorical form?
Prior to this his title was: (a) Duke of Gloucester (b) Earl of Lancaster (c) Duke of Earl (d) Duke of Hereford
www.aug.edu /~nprinsky/Engl4420/CombinedR2qz.htm   (2924 words)

  
 Richard II One-page Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
King Richard II hears accusations made by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, that Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, has embezzled royal funds and is responsible for the recent murder of the Duke of Gloucester.
Illustration: John of Gaunt, Edmund, Duke of York, Earl of Northumberland and their attendants.
Illustration: Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle and the Duchess of York
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 Richard II: Entire Play
We'll calm the Duke of Norfolk, you your son.
As Harry Duke of Hereford, were he here.
Tends that thou wouldst speak to the Duke of Hereford?
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 Henry4
The scenes at the English court are all in the Southeast in London.
Shrewsbury is in Shropshire, just to the north of the county of Hereford by the Welsh border.
Link to a good site on the plays (Look in the Library under Context, then choose plays and Henry IV for great material about the play).
www.english.uga.edu /~fteague/Henriad/H4.htm   (2513 words)

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