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John of Gaunt’s Entailment

Apr 13, 2024

anniversaries, genealogy, law, sources

Edmund Crouchback, Edmund of Langley, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, enfeoffment, entail male, Henry IV, Ian Mortimer, John of Gaunt, Lancastrian propaganda, Parliament, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, senility, usurpation, Westminster Chronicle

I have recently come across the argument (again) that Edward III‘s purported enfeoffment made Gaunt and his son the rightful heirs of Edward III.
Guy Ritchie’s inheritance blooper on Netflix….

Mar 7, 2024

buildings, genealogy, law, religion

bigamy, Castile, child mortality, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, entail male, family trusts, guy ritchie, Henry IV, illegitimate children, Isabel of Castile, John of Gaunt, land, Lionel of Antwerp, Mortimers, Moynihan barony, Netflix, primogeniture, Richard II, Sir Brian Stanley-Wainwright, Stephen Lark, The Gentlemen, titles

There’s a new “blockbuster” coming up on Netflix. It’s called The Gentlemen, and is described as follows: “….Army captain Eddie Horniman is working for the UN abroad when he learns his aristocratic dad has died….everyone expects Eddie’s older brother Freddy to become next Duke of Halstead and inherit the estate…but his father has disinherited Freddy…