Katherine Swynford was a woman who would defy the social norms of her age, and set in motion a tangle of events for the Wars of the Roses. Born a daughter of the gentry, she would have a real-life romance with John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, becoming his mistress for decades before finally - and shockingly for the time - becoming his wife. Their children, the Beauforts, would one day go on to claim the English throne through Henry VII...
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Katherine Swynford: The History of a Medieval Mistress by Jeannette Lucraft - [ Ссылка ]
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir - [ Ссылка ]
The House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown by Nathan Amin - [ Ссылка ]
Katherine (VERY MUCH FICTION but still fun!) by Anya Seton - [ Ссылка ]
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