Thomas of Woodstock

Type Figure Region England Time 1355–1397 Also known as Thomas of Woodstock、Thomas Plantagenet、Duke of Gloucester

Duke of Gloucester in England, youngest son of Edward III, born 1355. Active in both military and political roles from 1381 to 1390: appointed regent…

Timeline

1381–1385London · LondonAfter the 1381 peasant uprising he helped stabilize the situation; appointed regent in 1385, responsible for national defense and preparations for war against France, accumulating military and administrative authority.
1387–1390Westminster · LondonIn 1387 he led troops to defeat the king's favourite Robert de Vere at Radcot Bridge; in 1388 he dominated the accusations in the Merciless Parliament and executed several of Richard's intimates; as late as 1390 he remained the most militarily formidable royal prince among the baronial faction.

Sources

Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-of-Woodstock-duke-of-Gloucester
The Lords Appellant and the Parliament of 1388 — Anthony Goodman (1971)
Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (DNB) — James Tait (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-27191