Helen Carr (1)
Author of The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
For other authors named Helen Carr, see the disambiguation page.
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- Legal name
- Carr, Helen H.
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of York (BA) (history of art)
University of Reading (MA) (mediaeval history)
Queen Mary University London (PhD) (medieval emotions) (incomplete) - Occupations
- historian
TV producer
podcaster
PhD student
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- Works
- 2
- Members
- 199
- Popularity
- #110,457
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 47
This is not an excessively long book, it is tightly written and very readable. The key things that come through are around John's loyalty to his family. He gave up the woman he loved as he felt that he was being sinful and he supported his nephew Richard over his own brother due to a deathbed promise to the boy's father. There have not been many biographies of John, even though he is a key figure in 15th century politics and this is excellent.… (more)