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 | | Queen Philippa might have made a favourite of Joan at first, but as her son grew older, she had becomeconcerned about the budding romance between the two cousins, and set herself against it. |
 | | The Archbishop of Canterbury warned the Princethat there could be doubts cast on the legitimacy of any children Joan might bear him, in view of the fact that one of herprevious husbands, the Earl of Salisbury, was still alive, but the marriage went ahead with an assurance of absolution from thePope. |
 | | The Lollards, religious reformers led by John Wyclif, had enjoyed the protection of Joan of Kent, but the violentclimax of the popular movement for reform reduced the feisty Joan to a state of terror, whilst leaving the King with an improvedreputation. |
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