14 Top biography books like The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster by Helen Carr

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

By: Helen Carr

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gaunt was son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all th…

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1. Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King

By: Ian Mortimer

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An author with a strong track record now tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancast… read more

Similar categories in Ian Mortimer's Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King book and Helen Carr's The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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2. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

By: Alison Weir

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest love stories of medieval Engla… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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3. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain

By: Marc Morris

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king - a man born to rule … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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4. House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

By: Nathen Amin

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Wars of the Roses were a tumultous period in English history, with family fighting family for t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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5. The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

By: Ian Mortimer

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he taxed his people more than … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval

6. The Wars of the Roses

By: Alison Weir

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for… read more

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7. Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381

By: Dan Jones

4.00

Format: 268 pages,

Re-evaluation of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Dan Jones brings to life the squalor, drama and comp… read more

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8. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

By: Helen Castor

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more

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9. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones

By: Thomas Asbridge

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more

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10. 1415: Henry V's Year Of Glory

By: Ian Mortimer

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Henry V is regarded as the great English hero. Lionized in his own day for his victory at Agincourt… read more

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11. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

By: Dan Jones

4.41

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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12. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

By: Marc Morris

4.34

Format: 508 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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13. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

By: Charles Spencer

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more

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  • biography
  • history
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  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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14. Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

By: J.F. Andrews

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“A fascinating study of the also-rans and almost-made-its of medieval history . . . Beautifully wri… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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15. The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

By: Michael Jones

4.07

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

As a child he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of sixteen, he helped defeat the French a… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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16. Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3)

By: Alison Weir

4.22

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordin… read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3) book and Helen Carr's The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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17. Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior

By: Catherine Hanley

4.20

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the f… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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18. Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I

By: Kelcey Wilson-Lee

4.13

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
Cover of The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster by Helen  Carr

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

By: Helen Carr

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gaunt was son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all th… read more

Similar categories in Helen Carr's The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster book and Helen Carr's The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • plantagenet
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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20. The Usurper King: The Fall of Richard II and the Rise of Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99

By: Marie Louise Bruce

4.19

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

An in-depth study of an astounding moment in English medieval history. Ideal for people who wish to… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • plantagenet
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
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21. The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

By: Joanne Paul

4.17

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook

9 Best audiobook books like The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster by Helen Carr

Transform Your Habits

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

4.41

Transform Your Habits

The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

Marc Morris

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

Charles Spencer

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

J.F. Andrews

4.23

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18 Best history books like Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I by Kelcey Wilson-Lee

Transform Your Habits

Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe

Nancy Goldstone

4.00

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House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown

Nathen Amin

4.11

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The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

Ian Mortimer

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

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