Mistress of the monarchy, the life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, Alison Weir
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Mistress of the monarchy, the life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, Alison Weir
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-375) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrationsplates
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index present
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non fiction
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Mistress of the monarchy
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bibliography
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232129161
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Alison Weir
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the life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
Summary
Historian Alison Weir brings to life the tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became a crucial figure in the British royal dynasties. At age ten, she was appointed to the household of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and fourth son of King Edward III; at twelve, she married Hugh Swynford, an impoverished knight. Widowed at 21, Katherine, gifted with beauty and charms, later became John of Gaunt's mistress. In middle age, after many twists of fortune, they wed, and her children by John, the Beauforts, would become direct forebears of the Royal Houses of York, Tudor, and Stuart, and of every British sovereign since 1461 (as well as six U.S. presidents).--From publisher description
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- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Katherine, Duchess of Lancaster, 1350?-1403
- Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399
- John, of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 1340-1399
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- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Katherine, Duchess of Lancaster, 1350?-1403
- Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399
- John, of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 1340-1399
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