Indeed, without Katherine Swynford, the course of English history, perhaps even the world, would have been very different. Mistress of the Monarchy reveals a woman ahead of her time-making her own choices, flouting convention, and taking control of her own destiny. Widowed at twenty-one, Katherine became John's mistress and then, after many twists of fortune, his bride in a scandalous marriage. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess/Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster. 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.Katherine Swynford's charismatic lover was one of the most powerful princes of the 14th century, the effective ruler of England behind. But her story had truly begun two years earlier, when she was appointed governess to the household of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and fourth son of King Edward III. In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest love stories of medieval England. Born in the mid-fourteenth century, Katherine de Roët was only twelve when she married Hugh Swynford, an impoverished knight.
Book excerpt: Acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great Britain.
This book was released on with total page 441 pages.
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