Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
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The name Philippa has been popular in England since the when Philippa of Hainault arrived to marry the young king Edward III. Three of their first four granddaughters were named : daughters of Lionel of Antwerp, John of Gaunt, & their sister Isabella of Woodstock. 🧵 2/

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