Katherine Swynford - The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 , Eleanor of Aquitaine , Elizabeth of York and, most recently, 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. She is married with two adult children and lives and works in Surrey. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Weir, Weir Alison
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780712641975
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-4197-5
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, Biography: historical, political and military