In 1377 there was the trial of John Wycliffe in St. Paul's Cathedral. John of Gaunt caused a ruckus by his attendance and even - according to some accounts - came to blows with the bishop of London himself. The mob swarmed in protection of the bishop and John and the Earl Marshall (Harry Percy) left St. Paul's in a hurry. The next day, the mob was inflamed to hear that Percy had unjustly imprisoned some poor soul in the Marshalsea prison. They stormed the prison and the news came as Gaunt was sitting down to dinner at a friend's. From Marshalsea they stormed, ransacked and looted both Percy's house at Aldersgate and then Gaunt's Savoy Palace. Fortunately, Gaunt and Percy fled over the Thames to where Joan of Kent was living and she and the bishop of London later calmed the mob.
But what if John hadn't been out dining that day? His death doesn't have to be intentional or planned, it could be something as borderline comic as slipping on a banana peel going down the stairs to get away. Or his boat sinks as he's crossing the Thames. Or he tries to get away in disguise only to wind up being trampled to deathby the mob.
Either way, John of Gaunt winds up dead. Now what?
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But what if John hadn't been out dining that day? His death doesn't have to be intentional or planned, it could be something as borderline comic as slipping on a banana peel going down the stairs to get away. Or his boat sinks as he's crossing the Thames. Or he tries to get away in disguise only to wind up being trampled to deathby the mob.
Either way, John of Gaunt winds up dead. Now what?
@RedKing @Zulfurium @isabella @VVD0D95 @CaptainShadow @John Fredrick Parker @DTF955Baseballfan @mcdnab @material_boy @FLAYvian1310