John of Gaunt left isolated (even the Black Prince supported the need for reform) and the Commons refused to grant money for the war unless most of the great officers of state were dismissed and the king's mistress Alice Perrers, another focus of popular resentment, was barred from any further association with him. But even after the government acceded to virtually all their demands, the Commons then refused to authorise any funds for the war, losing the sympathy of the Lords as a result. The death of the Black Prince on 8 June 1376 and the onset of Edward III's last illness at
Alice Perrers but also a distraction and diversion from decent morals. Perrers was also a great influence in Chaucer's life and supported him greatly. Alice Perrers is the protagonist of Emma Campion's novel, "The King's Mistress". She appears in Anya Seton's novel, "Katherine". Alice Perrers is the main character in Vanora Bennett's novel "The People's Queen" that was first published in 2010. She is a character in Jean Plaidy's "Vow on the Heron". She is portrayed in Rebecca Gablé's "Das Laecheln der Fortuna", a historical novel in the German language about the time. She is portrayed as the protagonist of the 2012