John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century EuropeJohn of Gaunt (1340 -99), Duke of Lancaster and pretender to the throne of Castile, was son to Edward III, uncle to the ill-starred Richard III and father to Henry IV and the Lancastrian line. The richest and most powerful subject in England, a key actor on the international stage, patron of Wycliffe and Chaucer, he was deeply involved in the Peasant's revolt and the Hundred Years War. He is also one of the most hated men of his time. This splendid study, the first since 1904, vividly portrays the political life of the age, with the controversial figure of Gaunt at the heart of it. |
Contents
The Education of a Prince 134061 | |
Rise to Power 136177 | |
From Dominance to Exile 137781 | |
Gaunt and Richard II 13816 | |
Gaunt and Iberian Affairs | |
Gaunt and Warfare | |
Gaunt and the Church | |
Gaunt and the Secular Peerage | |
Maps and Genealogical Tables | |
Lancastrian Residences and Governmental Institutions | |
Gaunts Regional Interests Estate Administration and Finances | |
Gaunt Characterised | |
Conclusion | |
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