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25 de out. de 2022 · So says John of Gaunt in the midst of a three-day bedroom bender with his newly widowed lover Katherine Swynford, as imagined by author Anya Seton in her 1954 historical novel Katherine. Though ...
10 de mai. de 2016 · In 1485 her great great grandson, Henry Tudor, would claim the throne of England, and make her an ancestress of the English royal family. If you're a fan of Katherine Swynford, check out her badge! On 10th May 1403, Katherine Swynford died in Lincolnshire, her death virtually unnoticed, despite the scandals in her life.
26 de jun. de 2022 · Katherine married Sir Hugh Swynford (circa 1340 – 1371), a knight in service to John of Gaunt. Katherine and Hugh had three children: Blanche Swynford (1367 – circa 1374), named for Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster, died in childhood. Sir Thomas Swynford (1368 – 1432), married (1) Jane Crophill, had three children (2) Margaret Grey, no children.
24 de abr. de 2023 · One of the most famous and widely spoken love stories of the Middle Ages, that of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford, would even today, after over 500 years, have its descendants sitting on the throne of England. Katherine’s is the classic story of rags to riches, at a time when often men would rise in status due to ...
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess is a biography of Katherine Swynford written by Alison Weir and published in 2007 in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape. [1] [2] In the US, the book is titled Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster .
9 de set. de 2023 · Katherine became the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and their descendants were the Beaufort family, which played a major role in the Wars of the Roses. Henry VII, who became King of England in 1485, derived his claim to the throne from his mother Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was a great-granddaughter of Gaunt and Katherine ...
14 de jan. de 2020 · Updated on January 14, 2020. Known for: a legitimized daughter of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, one of Edward III 's sons, Joan Beaufort was an ancestor of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth of York, and Catherine Parr. She is an ancestor of today's British royal family.
