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The reason I was not able to give this book a five star review is that it is only a fragment of a book. Georgette Heyer died before the book was completed, leaving me wanting to know more about My Lord John. John was the third son of the Earl of Derby, later to be known as Henry Bolinbroke, who usurped the throne of England from his cousin, the very unstable Richard II. The oldest son i the familly is kinown to us as Shakespere's Henry the Fifth, Parts I and II. John was apparently a very accomplished and reliable young man who was able to accept enormous resonsibility at an early age. When he was fourteen, his father put him in charge of defending the northern part of the country from the maurading Scots. He threw himself into the task with great ardor, strengthening the various fortifications over which he had control and making that section of England as secure as possible in those troubled times. The book story takes him into his early twenties, and this reader wasdevestated to turn a last page written by Miss Heyer and discover there would be no more.


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Let me start by saying that I hate Regency romances so the few Georgette Heyer books I picked up were soon put down. I picked up this book because of the subject, that period of history being a favorite of mine. I was hoping that this was not a Regency romance put in a different period. I was very pleasantly surprised. This book rivals many historical fiction books. The research was impeccable. Although Ms Heyer did not have time to finish this book, it ends in a comfortable place and other than wanting it to go on longer, the end is not awkward.

Now, I have to ask. Why in the world did the publisher depict a Tudor scene on the front of the book? I can't believe it is just stupidity and yet I can't think of any other reason.
Loved it .Very sad that she passed away before finishing ; however ; Henry and his sons were a family to be reckoned with.
The amount of research she did before writing this period of British History shows what a great writer she was.
Nothing was missed from the French connections to the battle of Agencore. From the never ending trouble with the Scots and Welsh To the turncoats like the Percies {Hotspur} and the trials and tribulation of the wives and lovers .Daughters to be married off {sometimes to the highest bidders } and of course for Dynastic reasons ;their lot was a very hard one.. During that period of time it was much better to be in the outer circle.
They often spoke of the Headings; probably an easier way of saying beheading.
The clergy did not miss the headings either. A Wonderful Read,
I'm only half-way through; I keep stopping so that I won't finish the book,, because I know that when I do there will be no G. Heyer book left that I have not read. Heyer wrote about 75% of it, and it was finished on her behalf (& on behalf of her estate) posthumously. Thus far it is a beautifully written historical novel (or novelistic history) focusing on the House of Lancaster and the period spanned by the life of John (3rd son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV). Those interested in the Duke of Lancaster (John of Gaunt) will find early "cameo" appearances here of both himself and his mistress & 3rd wife, Katherine Swynford, and will discover well researched tidbits of information about the impact of Henry IV's second wife on his financial health. The book is much more a fine and well-researched history - and one that attempts so much accuracy as reasonable for modern readers even in dialogue - than it is a romance. If you're not a history buff, it takes a little doing to keep the charachters sorted at first, due to a apparent (apalling) tendency of important families of the time to name half their children "John," "Edmund," or "Henry" (I'm delighted when I find a "Roger," or even a "Philip"). All said, I'm enjoying the book, it's a good, solid read,and I'm glad I bought it. Heyer clearly immersed herself in England's late 12th-early-13th century, and she is a wonderful writer.
The book seems to have the history of the four sons Henry of Bolingbroke (later Henry IV king of England) in detail. It describes each of their personalities, their strengths and their weaknesses. But while reading this, I felt like it was setting me up for some special focus to an incident or aspect of Lord John’s life. It never did.

It was hard for me to follow the characters because so many had the same name. The use of archaic words, was so numerous that I found it hard to remember what the intent of the information in a paragraph while looking up words in the glossary.

But this was explained as an unfinished manuscript. As such, I found it not so much as an enjoyable story as a fascinating way to be introduced to a family that was in the Plantagenet line of English royalty.

I will probably re-read this story again in the future to reinforce my knowledge of this era and who’s who.
Perhaps Ms Heyer did TOO much research for this book, then thought she needed to use most of it. There really doesn't seem to be any focus of this book, other than on the experiences of Lord John, the 3rd son of Henry IV.
There were a few things interesting in the book. I'd like to read more about these things, One was about the later years of Katherine Swynford, John of Gaunt's 3rd wife and mother of the Beauforts. Her story in other books seems to end at an earlier point.
And I would have liked to read more about Henry IV's dilemma concerning the disposition of the deposed Richard III. According to Heyer, Henry didn't want him tried or otherwise punished, but Richard WAS a magnet for disaffection. I loved the approximately 5 pages where Richard is sitting in on Henry's knighting his younger sons and others, the day before he was crowned officially. We read Richard's thoughts, which end with "My desire is for peace. ... yet ... I can feel the old rage stirring. ... Only it is nothing worth; Anne is dead, and I have no son."
The reason I was not able to give this book a five star review is that it is only a fragment of a book. Georgette Heyer died before the book was completed, leaving me wanting to know more about My Lord John. John was the third son of the Earl of Derby, later to be known as Henry Bolinbroke, who usurped the throne of England from his cousin, the very unstable Richard II. The oldest son i the familly is kinown to us as Shakespere's Henry the Fifth, Parts I and II. John was apparently a very accomplished and reliable young man who was able to accept enormous resonsibility at an early age. When he was fourteen, his father put him in charge of defending the northern part of the country from the maurading Scots. He threw himself into the task with great ardor, strengthening the various fortifications over which he had control and making that section of England as secure as possible in those troubled times. The book story takes him into his early twenties, and this reader wasdevestated to turn a last page written by Miss Heyer and discover there would be no more.