Thomas Erpingham (c. 1355 – 27 June 1428) was an English soldier and administrator who served three generations of the House of Lancaster including two English kings. Through his access to royal patronage he acquired great wealth and influence. During the reign of Richard II he served under the King's uncle John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, in Spain and Scotland, and with his son Henry Bolingbroke on crusades in Lithuania, Prussia and the Holy Land. On becoming king, Bolingbroke rewarded Erpingham with senior appointments. Erpingham later helped suppress the Epiphany Rising and was appointed guardian of Henry's second son Thomas. He was a member of the Privy Council, acting at one point as marshal of England. In 1415 Erpingham served as a knight banneret in Henry's campaign in France and commanded the archers at the Battle of Agincourt. He was a benefactor to the city of Norwich, where he had built the main cathedral gate which bears his name.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1865:

The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union

1900:

The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz

1914:

Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_of_Corfu

2009:

Dalia Grybauskaitė became the first woman to be elected as president of Lithuania, receiving 69.1 percent of the vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalia_Grybauskait%C4%97

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fjord: A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fjord

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

All those people who cannot or will not make peace on earth; all those who for one reason or another cling to the ancient state of things and find or invent excuses for it — they are your enemies! They are your enemies as much as those German soldiers are to-day who are prostrate here between you in the mud, who are only poor dupes hatefully deceived and brutalized, domestic beasts. They are your enemies, wherever they were born, however they pronounce their names, whatever the language in which they lie. Look at them, in the heaven and on the earth. Look at them, everywhere! Identify them once for all, and be mindful for ever!   --Henri Barbusse https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henri_Barbusse