Katherine Swynford
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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 her impressive new 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.Details
| OPC | P6DJYM |
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| Codes | 0712641971 (ISBN-10) |
| 9780712641975 (ISBN) |
Detailed Product Information
| Author | Alison Weir |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Book Type | Paperback |
| Release Date | 07/08/2008 |
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'
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.
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- ISBN Katherine Swynford book English Paperback 496 pages
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Weight & dimensions
| Weight | 364 g |
|---|---|
| Height | 198 mm |
| Width | 129 mm |
| Depth | 32 mm |
Features
| Language version | English |
|---|---|
| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | 07/08/2008 |
| Number of pages | 496 pages |
| Written by | Alison Weir |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Suggested gender | Any gender |
| International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 9780712641975 |
| Book cover type | Paperback |
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