Nicholas Harrington of Gaunt. He fought in Ireland for at least two years, accompanied in service by his former guardian, under one William Windsor (who was married to Alice Perrers, King Edward III's mistress). In 1373, Harrington was party, with Sir William Curwen, to a raid on Beaumont (near Carlisle, Cumberland). This specifically attacked the lands of Ralph, Lord Dacre, and the large attacking force carried away much of value. Called a 'a rapidly escalating vendetta,' it was doubtless part of the same Dacre family feud that saw Ralph Dacre murdered by his own brother Hugh two years later; indeed, it has
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