Reading Shakespeare's Henry V, I've noticed that noblemen are referred by the name of the cities they are lords of. For instance, John of Lancaster is referred as Bedford, and Humphrey of Lancaster as Gloucester. Is this historically accurate?
by /u/UncleVolk in /r/AskHistorians
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