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The Red Prince

The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

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Medieval history from a rising star in the field, this is a biography of one of the most important figures of the age, John of Gaunt.

John Gaunt was the son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV, and the sire of all those Tudors. He has had pretty bad press: supposed usurper of Richard II’s crown and the focus of hatred in the Peasants’ Revolt, as they torched his home, the Savoy Palace.

Helen Carr paints a complex portrait of a man who held the levers of power on the English and European stage, passionately upheld chivalric values, pressed for the Bible to be translated into English, patronized the arts - and, if you follow Shakespeare, gave the most beautiful oration on England: “this sceptred isle...this blessed plot.”

The Red Prince is an engrossing drama of political machinations, violence, romance, plague, revolt, and tragedy played out at the cusp of a new era.

©2021 Helen Carr (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Europe Great Britain Medieval England Middle Ages Royalty Tudor Shakespeare
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Absolutely loved listening to this book, we have to buy the hard copy now

Brilliant

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Helen Carr's narrating and in-depth knowledge made it a very interesting and enjoyable listen.

Excellent!

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So easy to follow!

Really enjoyed it and would definitely read more of her stuff

Brilliant

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The detail. I loved every minute. Learned masses. If you are interested in the story of the amazing John of Gaunt this will enthral you. As it did me

Brilliant

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This was such an interesting and exciting book, I couldn’t wait to get back to it. The writer has a beautiful voice although I didn’t always love her narration. However, the book still held me and I think I may even listen again as I’m missing it already.

Compulsive listening

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