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Katherine Swynford
The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
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Ideal for readers interested in English history, royal biographies, and stories of influential women. Also suitable for those who appreciate dramatic, well-researched historical narratives.
Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy.
The first full-length biography of an extraordinary love affair between one of the most important men of English History and a thoroughly modern woman.
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The first full-length biography of an extraordinary love affair between one of the most important men of English History and a thoroughly modern woman.
Weir combines high drama with high passion while involving us in the domestic life of a most remarkable woman in an equally remarkable book - Scotland on Sunday
The first full-length biography of an extraordinary love affair between one of the most important men of English History and a thoroughly modern woman.
Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. Her charismatic lover was one of the most powerful princes of the fourteenth century and Katherine was renowned for her beauty and regarded as enigmatic, intriguing, and even dangerous by some of her contemporaries.
In this impressive book, Alison Weir has triumphantly rescued Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. She was the mother of the Beaufort, then the ancestress of the Yorkist kings, the Tudors, the Stuarts and every other sovereign since - a prodigious legacy that has shaped the history of Britain.
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Praised for being fast-paced, lively, and richly detailed, Alison Weir's biography offers a gripping and meticulously researched portrayal of medieval court life. Reviewers highlight the book's dramatic and passionate narrative, as well as its engaging exploration of Katherine's domestic life, making it a highly enjoyable read for history enthusiasts.
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ISBN: 9780712641975
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Illustration: 16
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 372g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Alison Weir is one of Britain's top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and, most recently, The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey.
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