- Samuel Edward Konkin III
Samuel Edward Konkin III (aka SEK3) (July 8, 1947 - February 23, 2004) was the author of "The New Libertarian Manifesto" and a proponent of the political philosophy which he called agorism. Agorism is a leftward evolution of anarcho-capitalism, and subset of market anarchism. In the 1970s and 1980s, he had an apartment in a building on 7th Street in Long Beach, California, as did several libertarian science fiction fans including J. Neil Schulman, … - Edward Iii
- Edward James III
- Edward H. Wade Iii CPM
- Katherine Swynford
Katherine (or Katharine or Catherine) (c. 1350 - May 10 1403), was the daughter of Payne (or Paen) de Roet (or Rouet or Roelt) a Flemish herald from Hainault who was knighted just before his battlefield death. His children included Katherine, her older sister Philippa, a son, Walter, and the eldest sister, Isabel (Elizabeth) de Roet, (who died Canoness of the convent of St. Waudru's, Mons, c. 1366). - William Of Wykeham
William of Wykeham (1320 - September 27, 1404) was Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle. William was born to an undistinguished family, in Wickham, Hampshire, and educated at a school in Winchester. He was appointed Justice in Eyre south of the Trent along with Peter Atte Wode in 1361, a position he held until about 1367. - Mary de Bohun
Mary de Bohun (c. 1369 - June 4, 1394) was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V, but was never queen. The daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan FitzAlan (1347-1419), the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster, she was a great heiress, and her elder sister, Eleanor, became the wife of Thomas of Woodstock, first Duke of Gloucester, the youngest child of Edward III. - John Of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (March 6 1340 - February 3 1399) was the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He gained his name "John of Gaunt" because he was born at Ghent in 1340. The fabulously wealthy Gaunt exercised tremendous influence over the throne during the minority reign of his nephew, Richard II, and during the ensuing periods of political strife, but took care not to be openly associated with opponents of the King. - John Hawkwood
Sir John Hawkwood (1320-1394) was an English mercenary or condottiere in the 14th century Italy. Jean Froissart knew him as "Haccoude" and Italians as "Giovanni Acuto". Hawkwood served first the Pope and then various factions in Italy for over 30 years. Hawkwood's youth is shrouded in tales and legends and it is unclear how he exactly became a soldier. - William Courtenay
William Courtenay (c. 1342 - July 31, 1396), English prelate, was a younger son of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (d. 1377), and through his mother Margaret, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, was a great-grandson of Edward I. Being a native of the west of England he was educated at Stapledon Hall, Oxford, and after graduating in law was chosen chancellor of the university in 1367. - William Scott
Sir William Scott (d. 1350s) was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench from January 8, 1341 to November 26, 1346. Originally from Yorkshire - probably Birthwaite in Kexbrough - Scott as Chief Justice presided over trials resulting from Edward III's purge of the administration the previous years. Among those tried was William de la Pole. After retiring from this position, Scott largely withdrew from public life, probably because of ill health. - Isabel Plantagenet
Isabel Plantagenet (1409-2 October, 1484) was the only daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer. She was an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and, like him, simultaneously a great-grandchild (through their father) and a great-great-great grandchild (through their mother) of Edward III. On 18 February, 1413 she was either betrothed or married to Sir Thomas Grey. - Joan Of England
Joan of England (1335-1348) was the favorite daughter of King Edward III of England and his Queen, Philippa of Hainault. Joan, also known as Joanna, was born perhaps in February of 1333 in the Tower of London. As a child she was put in the care of Marie de St Pol, wife of Aymer de Valence, who was the foundress of Pembroke College. She grew up together with her sister Isabella, her brother Edward and their cousin Joan of Kent. - Philippa Of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster, LG (31 March, 1360 - July 19, 1415) was an English princess, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (a son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault) by his wife and cousin Blanche of Lancaster. Blanche was the daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont. Philippa became Queen consort of Portugal by her marriage with king John I, celebrated on 11 February, 1387 in the city of Porto. - Thomas Bradwardine
Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290 - August 26, 1349), often called "the Profound Doctor", was an English scholar and courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born either at Hartfield in Sussex or at Chichester, where his family were settled, members of the smaller gentry or burghers. He was a precocious student, educated at Balliol College, Oxford where he was a fellow by 1321; he took the degree of doctor of divinity, … - Jean de Vienne
Jean de Vienne was a French knight, general and admiral during the Hundred Years' War. As a young nobleman, he started his military career at the young age of 9, and was made a knight at 21. Aged 24, he was made Captain-General for the Franche-Comté. He was the governor of Calais when the city was taken by the English king Edward III, and was taken prisoner. In 1373, Charles V made him "Amiral de France". - Simon Langham
Simon de Langham (died 1376) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and cardinal. He was born at Langham in Rutland. The manor of Langham was a property of Westminster Abbey, and he had become a monk in the Benedictine abbey of St Peter at Westminster by 1346, and later prior and then abbot of this house. - Earl Of Cork
Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for the Anglo-Irish politician Richard Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, in the County of Cork, in 1616, and was made Viscount of Dungarvan, in the County of Cork, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. - Eric Sams
Eric Sams (May 3, 1926-Sept. 13, 2004) was a British musicologist and Shakespeare scholar. Born in London, he was raised in Essex; his early brilliance in school earned him a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge at the age of sixteen. His life-long passion for puzzles and ciphers stood him in good stead in his wartime service in British Intelligence (1944-47). After the war he read modern languages at Cambridge (French and German), … - John Of Eltham Earl of Cornwall
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (August 25 1316 - September 13 1336) was the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. He was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent and was created Earl of Cornwall on 6 October 1328. He was due to marry Maria, daughter of Ferdinand IV of Castile, but he died, aged 20, at Perth, Scotland, before the marriage could take place. John of Fordun claims that he was killed by his brother Edward III in a quarrel. - William Gascoigne
Sir William Gascoigne was Chief Justice of England during the reign of King Henry IV. His reputation is that of a great lawyer who in times of doubt and danger asserted the principle that the head of state is subject to law, and that the traditional practice of public officers, or the expressed voice of the nation in parliament, and not the will of the monarch or any part of the legislature, must guide the tribunals of the country. - Peter de la Mare
Sir Peter de la Mare, (died c. 1387), was an English politician who is best remembered as the Speaker of the House of Commons during the Good Parliament of 1376. Before becoming speaker, de la Mare worked variously as a toll collector, Sheriff of Herefordshire, and as a steward to Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March. It was probably his connection to Mortimer that earned him his position in Parliament. - Robert Knolles
Sir Robert Knolles (died 1407) was an important English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, who, operating with the tacit support of the Crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III. His methods, however, earned him infamy as a freebooter and a ravager: the ruined gables of burned buildings came to be known as "Knolly's Miters". - John de Stratford
John de Stratford (d. 1348), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Stratford-on-Avon and educated at Merton College, Oxford, afterwards entering the service of Edward II. He served as archdeacon of Lincoln, canon of York and dean of the court of arches before 1323, when he became bishop of Winchester, an appointment which was made during his visit to Pope John XXII at Avignon and which was very much disliked by Edward II. - Henry Burghersh
Henry Burghersh (1292 - December 4, 1340), English bishop and chancellor, was a younger son of Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (d. 1305), and a nephew of Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere, and was educated in France. In 1320 owing to Badlesmere's influence Pope John XXII appointed him bishop of Lincoln in spite of the fact that the chapter had already made an election to the vacant bishopric, and he secured the position without delay. - Henry Green
Sir Henry Green (d. August 6, 1369) was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench from May 24, 1361 to October 29, 1365. He probably came from Northamptonshire. Early in his career he served both Queen Isabella and Edward the Black Prince. He was made justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1354, and knighted by King Edward III. In 1357 he was excommunicated for non-appearance at the trial of Thomas de Lisle, bishop of Ely, in Avignon. - John Of Fordun
John of Fordun (d. c. 1384) was a Scottish chronicler. It is generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is certain that he was a secular priest, and that he composed his history in the latter part of the 14th century; and it is probable that he was a chaplain in the cathedral of Aberdeen. The work of Fordun is the earliest attempt to write a continuous history of Scotland. - Uhtred
Uhtred (also spelled Owtred) was an English Benedictine theologian and writer, born at Boldon, North Durham, about 1315; died at Finchale Abbey, 24 January, 1396. He joined the Benedictines of Durham Abbey about 1332 and was sent to London in 1337. Three years later he entered Durham College, a house which the Durham Benedictines had established at Oxford for those of their members who pursued their studies at the University of Oxford. - Geoffrey Le Scrope
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench for four periods between 1324 and 1338. He was the son of Sir William le Scrope, who was bailiff to the earl of Richmond in Richmondshire. Geoffrey’s older brother Henry was also a lawyer, and served as Chief Justice twice, 1317 – 23 and 1329 – 30. In the baronial conflicts of the reign of Edward II he was a loyal adherent of the crown. - Edward Capell
Edward Capell, English Shakespearian critic, was born at Troston Hall in Suffolk. Through the influence of the Duke of Grafton he was appointed to the office of deputy-inspector of plays in 1737, with a salary of £200 per annum, and in 1745 he was made groom of the privy chamber through the same influence. In 1760 appeared his "Prolusions, or, Select Pieces of Ancient Poetry", a collection which included "Edward III", … - John V, Duke of Brittany
John V (in French Jean V) (1339 - November 1 1399), known as "the Conqueror", was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death. He was son of John IV, Duke of Brittany and Joanna of Flanders. The first part of his rule was tainted by the Breton War of Succession, fought against his cousin Joanna of Dreux and her husband Charles of Blois. After his father's death, his mother took him to England to ask for the aid of Edward III. - María de Padilla
María de Padilla was the mistress of Pedro I, King of Castile, whom she married in secret in 1353. She was a Castilian noblewoman. Her father was Juan García de Padilla, 1st Señor de Villagera, her mother was his wife María Fernández de Henestrosa, a relative of Juan Fernández de Henestrosa, who mediated an apparent pardon to Fadrique Alfonso of Castile, a half-brother and rival of María de Padilla's lover Pedro I. In the summer of 1353, … - Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl of March
Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328 - February 26, 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was the son of Edmund de Mortimer, who was the son of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. His mother was Elizabeth Badlesmere. The Mortimer family lands and titles were lost after the first earl's revolt and death in 1330, which was followed the next year by the death of Roger's father. - Richard Fitzalan 11th Earl of Arundel
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and 10th Earl of Surrey (1346 - September 21, 1397, beheaded) was an English nobleman and military commander. - William Montacute 1st Earl of Salisbury
William Montacute (alias Montagu), King of the Isle of Man, 1st Earl of Salisbury & 3rd Baron Montagu (1301-1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. - William Zouche
William Zouche or William La Zouche, Archbishop of York (died 10 July 1352 at Cawood Palace, West Riding of Yorkshire) was a younger son of William, Lord Zouche of Haringworth, in Northamptonshire. Upon the death of Archbishop Melton of York, King Edward III wanted his secretary, William of Kildesby elected to the post. However, the Canons of York elected William La Zouche, their Dean. The king endeavoured to set aside the election, but without effect, and, … - William Montacute 2nd Earl of Salisbury
William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (June 25, 1328 - June 3, 1397) was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns of the Hundred Years War He was born in Donyatt in Somerset, the eldest son of William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandisson, and succeeded his father as earl in 1344. Montacute was contracted to marry Joan of Kent, … - Walter Of Guisborough
Walter of Guisborough was a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire and English chronicler of the fourteenth century. His chronicle embraces the period of English history from the Conquest (1066) to the nineteenth year of Edward III, with the exception of the years 1316-1326. - Thomas de Brantingham
Thomas de Brantingham (d. 1394), English lord treasurer and bishop of Exeter, came of a Durham family. An older relative, Ralph de Brantingham, had served Edward II and Edward III, and Thomas was made a clerk in the treasury. Edward III, obtained preferment for him in the church, and from 1361 to 1368 he was employed in France in responsible positions. He was closely associated with William of Wykeham, and while the latter was in power as chancellor, … - William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Hungerford became one of the great powers of the English realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was executed after being accused of conspiracy against his one-time companion, Richard III. Hastings' father was Sir Leonard Hastings, who owned a modest estate in Leicestershire and Gloucestershire, where the family had long been established. His mother was Alice Camoys, daughter of Elizabeth Mortimer and the 1st Baron Camoys.
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