Deaths on September 8

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

Died on September 8, 1397

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1355)

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (7 January 1355 – 8 or 9 September 1397) was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Lord High Constable of England

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Events on 1397

17 Apr

The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer tells The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as the start of the book's pilgrimage to Canterbury.