was filled with people who had sought sanctuary from the wrath of the English troops. As the Scottish chronicler John of Fordun tells it, this violation of the sacred laws of sanctuary so enraged King Edward III that he killed his own brother in fury. According to modern historian Tom Beaumont James, this tale "challenges the distinction between history and story." John died at Perth, probably from a fever, shortly after turning 20. In January 1337, Edward buried his brother with all honours in a beautiful alabaster-carved tomb in Westminster Abbey, and regularly had masses said for his soul. Ancestry Arms As Earl of Cornwall, John had use of the coat of arms of the kingdom, differenced by a bordure France (i.e. azure semy of fleur-de-lys or). Notes References External links Lineage at British Royalty/Kings of England 1316 births 1336 deaths John of Eltham Medieval Cornish people People from Eltham Earls of Cornwall Heirs to the English throne 14th-century English nobility Burials at Westminster Abbey People associated with Perth and Kinross Peers created by Edward III Sons of kings Children of Edward II of England