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unusual facts about King Richard II



Coat of arms of York

The crossed Sword & Mace with the Cap of Maintenance refer to the creation of the office of Lord Mayor of York in the 14th century by King Richard II.

Forme of Cury

Its authors are given as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II".

Katherine Swynford

She had the following children by him: Blanche (born 1 May 1367), Thomas (21 September 1368 – 1432), and possibly Margaret Swynford (born about 1369), later recorded as a nun of the prestigious Barking Abbey nominated by command of King Richard II.


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Coldharbour House

At the end of the fourteenth century, it belonged to John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, a half-brother of King Richard II, who he entertained in the house.