Title: Katherine Swynford : the history of a medieval mistress /
Authors: Lucraft, Jeanette.
Publisher: Sutton,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Swynford, Katherine.; Nobility England Biography.; Women England Biography.; Mistresses Europe Biography.; Governesses England Biography.; Great Britain History
Abstract: Katherine Swynford has been described as `one of the most famous, enigmatic and controversial of medieval women'. The mistress, and later wife, of King Edward III's son John of Gaunt, Katherine was portrayed by her contemporaries as a she-devil, an enchantress and a whore. .... [Back cover].