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020			_a9780345453235 (acid-free paper) 9781615235278 1615235272 0345453239 (acid-free paper)
100			_aWeir, Alison.
245			_aMistress of the monarchy : The life on Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
260			_aNew York. _bBallantine Books. _c11/19/2010
300			_axxii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
500			_aHistorian 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
520			_aOriginally published under title: Katherine Swynford : the story of John of Gaunt and his scandalous duchess. London : Jonathan Cape, 2008.
590			_b44893
650			_aKatherine, Duchess of Lancaster, 1350?-1403.
650			_aJohn, of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 1340-1399.
650			_aNobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
650			_aNobility -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
651			_xGreat Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500.
852			_oB SWY
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