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John of Gaunt

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John of Gaunt

John of Gaunt was the uncle of King Richard and an adult advisor to him. John of Gaunt was also very unpopular among the people.

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Who was John of Gaunt?

  • John of Gaunt was the King's uncle.
  • Because King Richard was only 10 when he became king, he needed adult advisors to help him rule England.
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John of Gaunt's unpopularity

  • John of Gaunt was blamed for creating the new poll tax, which was very unpopular.
    • He was accused of corruption, for not spending the tax as he should.
    • He also supported a radical religious leader, John Wycliffe, who was seen as a heretic by most people.
    • He was unpopular in London because it was rumoured he had tried to remove the mayor and replace him with his own candidate.

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1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

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4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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