The Red Prince
The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
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Helen Carr
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Helen Carr
About this listen
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.
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- Redkathie
- 29-08-21
Brilliant book!
Loved every minute. Will listen to it again and again. Highly recommended. Very informative.
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- Zazafraz
- 09-07-24
An often forgotten but nonetheless huge historical figure.
The ‘lesser’ brother of the famous Black Prince, a man who was overshadowed but would in many ways eventually overshadow his more famous older brother simply by legacy. One could easily argue how much better off England would have been off if John had gained one of the two thrones he so desired. It helps a lot to understand the context around many of the other figures around the life of John, but the book helps to give context a lot of the time. I really enjoyed this book.
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- tim frank
- 26-04-23
Interesting and engaging
Interesting and engaging précis of a fascinating historical time and some of its characters through the life of a key protagonist and ancestor of the British and European dynasties
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- ide kearney
- 05-07-23
Really informative and well written
Terrific and highly readable account of the life of this important figure. Excellent book well worth the time spent on it
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- Angela
- 13-05-23
Fascinating
An informative and revealing biography of this enigmatic prince. I enjoyed it very much indeed
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- Sally Gardiner
- 16-11-23
Great storytelling
Really enjoyed this informative telling of the story of John of Gaunt putting him centre stage and increasing my understanding of his tumultuous times.
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- Russ
- 20-01-23
Brilliant
So easy to follow!
Really enjoyed it and would definitely read more of her stuff
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- Helen F E Wilson
- 18-12-22
Excellent
I really enjoyed this book, good depth and great cadence narration was clear and engaging.
Great work thanks, more please.
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- Emma
- 05-08-22
Great!
Loved the content and the narration both by the author. Not sure what some other people are hearing but we al have opinions and mine is that this is an excellent book and if you love history, it a must read/listen.
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- Chris Swain
- 08-07-21
Brilliant
Absolutely loved listening to this book, we have to buy the hard copy now
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