Thomas of Woodstock

I mentioned yesterday that Henry Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt, married Mary de Bohun, through whom he inherited the title Earl of Hereford, but that it almost didn't happen. That uncertainty was due to the machinations of Henry's uncle, Thomas of Woodstock. The last time we saw Thomas of Woodstock in this blog he was one of the Lords Appellant , working to curtail the administration of his…