Another thing I've been pondering as of late is this:
By his first wife Blanche of Lancaster, John of Gaunt had seven children:
Philipa (b. 1360) she married John I of Portugal
John (b. 1362: d. 1365)
Elizabeth (b. 1364) married three men, Hastings, Holland and other
Edward (b. 1365: d. 1365)
John (b. 1366: d. 1367)
Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (b. 1367)
Isabel (b. 1368: d. 1368)
My query is this, what consequences could there be if John of Gaunt's sons Edward (b. 1365) and John (b.1366) had survived, would this have removed Henry's conception and birth, or would he have still been born. Secondly, with two sons, possibly three, what titles and marriages could they make, and how would this influence the political scene within England? Especially in a scenario where Richard II potentially doesn't survive into adulthood? With two maybe three sons, does John of Gaunt still marry Constance of Castile?
By his first wife Blanche of Lancaster, John of Gaunt had seven children:
Philipa (b. 1360) she married John I of Portugal
John (b. 1362: d. 1365)
Elizabeth (b. 1364) married three men, Hastings, Holland and other
Edward (b. 1365: d. 1365)
John (b. 1366: d. 1367)
Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (b. 1367)
Isabel (b. 1368: d. 1368)
My query is this, what consequences could there be if John of Gaunt's sons Edward (b. 1365) and John (b.1366) had survived, would this have removed Henry's conception and birth, or would he have still been born. Secondly, with two sons, possibly three, what titles and marriages could they make, and how would this influence the political scene within England? Especially in a scenario where Richard II potentially doesn't survive into adulthood? With two maybe three sons, does John of Gaunt still marry Constance of Castile?