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Nov 3, 2013 · Katherine de Swynford might be the most well known, and perhaps the most well-loved, by readers of historical fiction, of all medieval mistresses, but what did this elusive woman actually look like? Some historical figures, particularly from the Tudor era, are easily recognisable.
Jul 25, 2015 · Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Scandal. 25/07/2015 Sharon Bennett Connolly. Arms of Katherine Swynford. Katherine Swynford is, arguably, the most famous – or infamous – of English ladies to have risen so high as to become the first lady of the kingdom, without ever being queen.
Oct 25, 2022 · Katherine Swynford, the 14th-Century Mistress Who Ancestored British Dynasties. Katherine Swynford and the Illicit Affair That Birthed Centuries’ Worth of British Monarchs. By Ellen...
Aug 21, 2011 · Biography, Women's History. Katherine Swynford (c.1350-1403) WHN / August 21, 2011. Katherine Swynford was born Katherine de Roët, the daughter of a minor court official who served in the court of Queen Philippa of Hainault, the wife of Edward III of England.
Jun 6, 2017 · Katherine Swynford was born around 1350 to a Knight from Hainault who first came to England with Queen Philippa when she married Edward III. She was placed under Queen Philippa’s guardianship at a young age along with her sister Philippa, who later married the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
Dec 22, 2015 · Though she has a brief mention in history as the lover and eventual wife of John of Gaunt, who was Katherine Swynford? This piece studies her personal and political life, mapping out her rise in status. AUTHOR: LAUREN MILLER
Katherine Swynford, and her daughter Joan Beaufort, are both important ancestors of the British monarchy. Katherine’s romantic story is immortalised in novel Katherine by Anya Seton. She was from a modest background, but fell in love with John of Gaunt, third son of King Edward III.
