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The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

by Helen Carr

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Published 15th April 2021, 304 pages
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A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY

The Red Prince announces Helen Carr as one of the most exciting new voices in narrative history.’ Dan Jones

Son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all the Tudors. Always close to the English throne, John of Gaunt left a complex legacy. Too rich, too powerful, too haughty… did he have his eye on his nephew’s throne? Why was he such a focus of hate in the Peasants’ Revolt? In examining the life of a pivotal medieval figure, Helen Carr paints a revealing 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, patronised the arts, ran huge risks to pursue the woman he loved… and, according to Shakespeare, gave the most beautiful of all speeches on England.

Details

The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
by Helen Carr

ISBN
9780861540822

Publisher
Oneworld Publications

Binding
Hardback

Publication date
April 15, 2021

Dimensions
23.4cm x 15.3cm x 2.8cm

Page count
304 pages