Katherine Swynford: The History of a Medieval Mistress - Softcover

Jeannette Lucraft

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750932619 ISBN 13: 9780750932615

Publisher: The History Press, 2006

Synopsis

Katherine Swynford was a medieval English noblewoman, the daughter of one of Edward III's heralds. This is a historical biography of Katherine Swynford, who was a powerful figure in the politics of fourteenth-century England, and an example of how a woman could manipulate the social mores of the time for her own interests.

About this title

Synopsis:

Katherine Swynford was a medieval English noblewoman, the daughter of one of Edward III's heralds. Marrying into a leading aristocratic family, she became part of the household of Blanche of Lancaster, and mistress to Blanche's husband, John of Gaunt. She bore him four illegitimate children - from one of whom Henry Tudor was descended - and eventually married him, thus becoming Duchess of Lancaster and step-mother to Henry Bolingbroke, who later ascended the throne. But beyond her starring role as the sexual temptress, the immoral governess who diverted her lover from his political concerns, what can we know about her? Katherine Swynford emerges from this groundbreaking historical biography as a powerful figure in the politics of fourteenth-century England, an example of how a woman could manipulate the social mores of the time for her own interests.

About the Author:

Jeannette Lucraft is a graduate of the University of Huddersfield, where she was awarded a first class history degree. She lives in West Yorkshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0750932619
• ISBN 13: 9780750932615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256