Katherine Swynford
Subtitle: the story of John of Gaunt and his scandalous duchess
By: Alison Weir.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780224063210
Subjects: Katherine, -- Duchess of Lancaster, -- 1350?-1403; John, -- of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, -- 1340-1399; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography; Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500; Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377; Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399
Genres: Biography.
Description: Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest and most remarkable love stories of medieval England. It is the extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman, Katherine Swynford, who became first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-3560 and index.