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Mistress of the monarchy : The life on Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster

By: Publication details: New York. Ballantine Books. 11/19/2010Description: xxii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780345453235 (acid-free paper) 9781615235278 1615235272 0345453239 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Summary: Originally published under title: Katherine Swynford : the story of John of Gaunt and his scandalous duchess. London : Jonathan Cape, 2008.
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Historian Alison Weir brings to life the tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became a crucial figure in the British royal dynasties. Born in the mid-14th century, Katherine experienced the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt, and crossed paths with many eminent figures, among them her brother-in-law, Geoffrey Chaucer. At age ten, she was appointed to the

Originally published under title: Katherine Swynford : the story of John of Gaunt and his scandalous duchess. London : Jonathan Cape, 2008.

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