116 The Good Parliament and a Bad Death

Published: Feb. 9, 2014, 1:29 p.m.

b'There were now unusual expecations for the parliament of 1376. But in fact a revolt from the Commons was brewing, dismayed by the failures of the war. The Good Parliament set a number of precedents but John of Gaunt did not allow it to stand for long. And by June 1377 both the King and his son the Black Prince were dead.\\xa0