The Prince and the Poet Author:Robert Aitken This book is a colourful account of 14th century England portrayed through the lives of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (and third son of Kind Edward III) and Geoffrey Chaucer, London wine-trader's son and author of The Canterbury Tales. It captures the glamour of life at Court with its tournaments and rich fashions as well as the intensity of ... more »rivalry and intrigue; the perpetual tension in Parliament between King and Commons and, in the countryside, between Lords of Manors and their tenants; the desecration of the Black Death and the tragedy of the Peasants' Revolt; and the ebb and flow of wars with France, Scotland and Spain. Richly textured and detailed, The Prince and the Poet will appeal to historians and lovers of historical fiction.« less