Talk:Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Strange combination
"She was exiled and imprisoned for life." How did they do that one wonders? 145.33.49.10 (talk) 15:58, 18 January 2010 (UTC) - She was exiled to a prison off the coast of England until she died. 2.101.17.244 (talk) 16:22, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

To Dine with Duke Humphrey
There is some difficulty with the following assertion in the article: "The phrase "to dine with Duke Humphrey" was used by poor people in Elizabethan times to avoid mentioning that they did not have the money to pay for food. At dinnertime they would excuse themselves by saying they would be eating with the Duke." The 'Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue' (which is referenced in the paragraph containing this sentence), states: "To dine with Duke Humphrey; to fast. In old St. Paul's church was an aisle called Duke Humphrey's walk (from a tomb vulgarly called his, but in reality belonging to John of Gaunt), and persons who walked there, while others were at dinner, were said to dine with Duke Humphrey." There is no mention of excusing oneself from a dinner by stating one was to 'dine with the Duke' etc. Does anyone know of a citation for that assertion? 2.101.17.244 (talk) 16:22, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Brave?
There seems to be a contradiction in the second paragraph. Was he considered brave or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Retroplum (talk • contribs) 21:04, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * @Cwmhiraeth UGH that's so upsetting. The picture is not Duke Humfrey's Library, it's an addition from the early 17th C by Thomas Bodley. It is attached to the actual Duke Humfrey's Library. I wish I'd seen this in time. :-( Sorry not logged in here but I am bostonoski. 2603:7080:B63D:F420:30B2:5E53:9555:69B4 (talk) 16:46, 8 November 2023 (UTC)