Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Katherine Swynford Alison Weir

Katherine Swynford By Alison Weir

Katherine Swynford by Alison Weir


$16.99
Condition - Very Good
<20 in stock

Summary

Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. This book rescues Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy.

Katherine Swynford Summary

Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir

'Weir combines high drama with high passion while involving us in the domestic life of a most remarkable woman in an equally remarkable book' Scotland on Sunday

The first full-length biography of an extraordinary love affair between one of the most important men of English History and a thoroughly modern woman.

Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. Her charismatic lover was one of the most powerful princes of the fourteenth century and Katherine was renowned for her beauty and regarded as enigmatic, intriguing and even dangerous by some of her contemporaries.

In this impressive book, Alison Weir has triumphantly rescued Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. She was the mother of the Beaufort, then the ancestress of the Yorkist kings, the Tudors, the Stuarts and every other sovereign since - a prodigious legacy that has shaped the history of Britain.

Katherine Swynford Reviews

Fast-paced, lively and boldly coloured, Weir's book gives us a vivid portrait of courtly life * Sunday Times *
Weir combines high drama with high passion while involving us in the domestic life of a most remarkable woman in an equally remarkable book * Scotland on Sunday *
Gripping...immaculately researched * Daily Telegraph *
Highly enjoyable * Literary Review *
Weir's sound scholarship and storyteller's gift for rich, telling detail constantly engages and enthrals the reader * The Times *

About Alison Weir

Alison Weir is one of Britain's top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

Additional information

GOR001006988
9780712641975
0712641971
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
20080807
496
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Katherine Swynford