In this month's historian interview, with Helen Carr we explore the life of a man you probably didn't know was so interesting.....John of Gaunt!

Known mainly as the father of the usurper Henry Bolingbroke and of the bastard Beaufort line of Margaret Beaufort, through whom Henry VII claimed legitimacy for his claim to be King of England.

There's lots more to this man than you may realise, not least that he was King of Castile and it is from he that Katherine of Aragon claimed descent from kings of England (his father being Edward III).

I hope you find this interview as interesting to listen to as I found it to record.

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Philippa Lacey Brewell lives in Central England and is well respected in her field as a historian and tour guide. She is the owner and founder of British History Tours, a tour company for those who love British History.

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