John of Gaunt Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Legacy == John of Gaunt is a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]''. Shortly before he dies, he makes a speech that includes the lines (in Act 2, scene i, around line 40) "This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars ... This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England". He is also referred to by [[Falstaff]] in ''[[Henry IV Part I]]'' (in Act 2, scene ii). [[Hungerford]] in Berkshire has ancient links to the Duchy, the manor becoming part of John of Gaunt's estate in 1362 before [[James I of England|James I]] passed ownership to two local men in 1612 (which subsequently became Town & Manor of Hungerford Charity). The links are visible today in the Town & Manor-owned John O'Gaunt Inn on Bridge Street,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.john-o-gaunt-hungerford.co.uk/ |title=John O'Gaunt Inn, Hungerford}}</ref> and John O'Gaunt School on Priory Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnogauntschool.co.uk/ | title=John O'Gaunt School, Hungerford}}</ref> [[The John of Gaunt School]] on Wingfield Road in [[Trowbridge]], Wiltshire,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://johnofgauntschool.org/ | title=John O'Gaunt School, Trowbridge}}</ref> is built upon land that he once owned. The [[John of Gaunt Stakes]] is a horse race that takes place at [[Haydock Park]] over seven furlongs and is run in late May or early June. The Ye Olde John O'Gaunt pub on Market Street in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] is named after him. The pub is just a few hundred yards away from [[Lancaster Castle]], the former seat of the Duke of Lancaster. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page