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Smith, Sydney Armitage-. John of Gaunt, king of Castile and Leon, duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster, earl of Derby, Lincoln and Leicester, seneschal of England. [*]$6. imp. Scribner.
“So far as we are aware, this is the first detailed study of the personality and career of ‘Old John of Gaunt, time-honored Lancaster.’ ... Mr. Armitage-Smith has faithfully explored all manner of sources of information bearing on the exploits and character of this favorite son of Edward III. and favorite brother of the Black Prince, this titular king of Castile and Leon and uncrowned king of England. The search yields to us a fascinating story of chivalry, pageantry, and war, a story of many personages and many scenes.”—Outlook.
“A scholarly but also a highly interesting work.” Laurence M. Larson.
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“He must be congratulated on a width of research and a clearness of judgment which more practised hands might envy. He has done much to reconcile apparent inconsistencies in the career of the father of the first Lancastrian king and to unravel the tangled skein of English politics in the last quarter of the fourteenth century.” James Tait.
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“Is an ample and scholarly work.”
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“He has turned out a book that is at once scholarly and eminently readable. Moreover, his work scarcely runs the risk of being superseded.”