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5 days ago · The name derives from Gaunt's primary title as Duke of Lancaster, which he held by right of his spouse, Blanche of Lancaster. The Lancastrian claim on the throne had received preference from Edward III which explicitly emphasised the male line of descent . [27]
4 days ago · It was at this time held of John duke of Lancaster, and Blanche his wife, for a rose at Midsummer for all service.
4 days ago · Home. A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. Covers Lonsdale hundred, the northernmost part of the historic county. To the north it includes the parishes of Cartmel, Hawkshead and Ulverston (now in Cumbria).
2 days ago · The house of the Black Friars at Lancaster was founded about 1260 by Sir Hugh Harrington, kt. In September, 1291, the archbishop of York instructed them to have three brothers preaching the Crusade on Holy Cross Day, one at Lancaster, another in Kendal, and a third in Lonsdale.
5 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorise flashcards containing terms like STANLEY: I'm afraid I'll strike you as the unrefined type., [He grins at Blanche. She tries unsuccessfully to smile back. There is a silence.], BLANCHE: Oh yes. They're something like the Irish, aren't they?... Only not so highbrow?... Polacks. and others.
4 days ago · A reconsideration of later eighteenth-century elections at Lancaster in light of the additional material now available amplifies the accounts in the House of Commons, 1754–90, and draws out, emphasises and gives greater insight into the features set out above of the borough’s elections.
2 days ago · The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom. Pat McFadden has been chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 5 July 2024.
