I was thinking about switching to John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford in Tumblr but decided against it as I am already him on discord so I shall remain Henry IV here.

Young Mary de Bohun and Henry V look quite similar to each other ( the former is from the Psalter of Mary de Bohun c. 1380 and the latter is from the Records of the Duchy of Lancaster c. 1402). I now adopt @heartofstanding 's headcanon in her fics about Harry resembling Mary the most amongst the Lancaster brothers.

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As you are Lancastrian, how you will view the yorkist ?

The same manner as I would view people supporting a rival sports team.

Can John of Gaunt judt change his name?

He can't anymore for he has been dead for the past 625 years.

Thomas Hoccleve dedicating the Regement of Princes to Henry, Prince of Wales ( the future Henry V) from a manuscript c. 1420

One of the worst things about Harry Potter is that it makes it very hard to find fanfics on John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster as searching it up on Google instead shows results on Voldemort's family ( which is also named Gaunt).

Also it is annoying whenever I search for Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence Google instead sends me results about Clarence Thomas ( supreme court judge in USA).

Wish we lived in a world where Thomas, Duke of Clarence was a bit more sensible and didn't end up getting himself killed in Bauge.

Wish we lived in a world where Thomas, Duke of Clarence was a bit more sensible and didn't end up getting himself killed in Bauge.

This is probably the best AO3 tag that ever existed.

The resemblance is uncanny.

Today ( the 9th day of April) is the 611th anniversary of the coronation of Henry V of England in the year 1413 wherein it snowed heavily which some people took as a bad omen while some others foresaw a brilliant reign

611 years ago, on this day, 9th April, 1413; Henry V of England was crowned. Unusually, it snowed a lot which some people dreaded as they deemed that the weather augured a harsh reign while some others held that it predicted brilliant kingship .

What is your opinion about Edward of Lancaster (son of Henry VI) being labeled a cruel prince, and Margaret of Anjou being labeled a villain? I believe that’s all yorkish propaganda for getting people on their side during the War of the Roses. I hate how mostly in books, they portray him cruel, especially with his wife Anne Neville. It’s a hidden gem for me to find some work where their marriage is one of love, or at the very least one of friendship/understanding. Also ones where Margaret is not evil, and just fighting for her family, and for what belongs to them.

I think that this is an unfair assessment considering the fact that he grew up in a civil war which saw his father deposed and he and his family exiled so a certain measure of caution is natural. One may also note that his comments about wars was recorded in 1467 by the Milanese ambassador to France and Milan at that time was against the House of Anjou ( his mum's family). Furthermore, he was 14 at that time and we don't deem teenagers cruel for being edgy, do we? And as for the relationship between him and Anne Neville, there is simply no evidence of him being abusive ( and for that matter, we don't know much about it at all) .

Henry IV really impressed Manuel II Palaiologos ( the first Roman Emperor to visit Britain in over a millenium) judging from what he wrote to his friends and acquaintances back in Constantinople.

Wish we lived in a universe where Humphrey and Eleanor had kids.

England being worried about being sidelined by France is quite interesting to read.