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2 days ago · John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, granted a gild-merchant to the burgesses of Grampound in the year 1332, and at the same time, among other privileges, a weekly market, on Tuesday, and two fairs, one at the festival of St. Peter in Cathedrâ (January 18), and the other at the festival of St. Barnabas . Tonkin says, "the market is come to little ...
May 10, 2024 · Drake considers how the absentee lordship of the earl-dukes of Cornwall actually worked by breaking the century down into three distinct phases: the earldom (from 1300 to 1336 and the death of John of Eltham); the dukedom under the Black Prince (1337-76); and 1377-99, when the title duke of Cornwall was held by the king, Richard II.
5 days ago · The great hall had been taken down by John of Eltham, then late Earl of Cornwall. In the reign of Richard II. Tintagel-castle was made a state-prison, and a more desolate spot could not have been fixed upon for such a purpose; about this time the custody of the castle was again given to persons of rank and consequence: John Holland, Earl of ...
2 days ago · The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou.
May 9, 2024 · John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and brother of Edward III., in 1332 granted a guildmerchant to the burgesses, which included, besides other privileges, the right of holding a market and two fairs. The market, now inconsiderable, is on Saturday; and fairs are held on January 18th, June 11th, and the Tuesdays next after Lady-day and Michaelmas.
6 days ago · After this, the title was not revived till the year 1328, when it was bestowed by King Edward III. on his second brother, John of Eltham.
1 day ago · Pages 550-554. Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 22, 1612-1668.Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1971.
