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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, mother of the king. Kent, Princess of Wales Joan...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/269/13410
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This record is about the Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, mother of the king. Kent, Princess of Wales Joan... dating from [1377-1385] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/269/13410
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, mother of the king.
- Name(s)
- Kent, Princess of Wales, Joan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 2 parts:]1) The princess requests that livery be made to her as heir of her brother of the farm of Gloucester with the arrears of the same, as it was granted to her father but then came into the king's hand by his death and forfeiture and subsequently was restored to Earl John on the reversal of the forfeiture, but is now in the hands of the king by the death of Bradeston to whom it was granted for life after the original forfeiture.2) [The second request is largely illegible].
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
- People mentioned
- Edmund [of Woodstock], Earl of Kent
- Thomas de Bradeston
- John, Earl of Kent
- Isabella of France, Queen of England
- Philippa of Hainault, Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated to 1377-1385 as it is a petition by Princess Joan to her son Richard II, and therefore must date to the period between Richard's accession and Joan's death. It is likely that it is earlier in this period.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517357/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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