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4 days ago · Though they were both married to others, Katherine and John began a torrid love affair that would span decades and produce four illegitimate children. In his 2014 book "Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess," historian Alison Weir describes how Katherine went from being Gaunt‘s mistress to his duchess:
3 days ago · In 1710, the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG – USPG’s former name) received a bequest from Sir Christopher Codrington for two estates in Barbados. The estates totalled 700 acres and included a population of enslaved African men, women and children. From then until 1838, SPG owned and ran the estates through local managers.
6 days ago · Genealogy profile for Katherine Swynford Katherine Swynford (Roet) (c.1350 - 1403) - Genealogy Genealogy for Katherine Swynford (Roet) (c.1350 - 1403) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
May 20, 2024 · I knew Chaucer had married Philippa de Roet, whose sister, Katherine, later known as Katherine Swynford (her first husband was Sir Hugh Swynford), would become the mistress, then wife, of John of Gaunt, third son of Edward III. Many students over the years found this personal connection--one between the poet and the royal patron whom he served ...
May 1, 2024 · Queens Podcast on Apple Podcasts. 159 episodes. Tune in to hear Katy and Nathan pair cocktails with amazing women of history. Cheers! Queens Podcast Airwave Media. History. 4.5 • 1.2K Ratings. MAY 1, 2024. Rerun: Katherine Swynford for Mistress week.
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3 days ago · The second paper by Manuela Santos Silva focuses on the reign of Philippa of Lancaster as Queen of Portugal. Santos Silva discusses both the women who influenced Philippa during her childhood; her mother and her two step-mothers, Constanza of Castile and Katherine Swynford.
May 22, 2024 · Beaufort's mother was Gaunt's long-term mistress, Katherine Swynford. The descendants of an illegitimate child of English royalty would normally have no claim on the throne, although Gaunt and Swynford eventually married in 1396, when John Beaufort was 25.
