Katherine swynford

Statue of Katherine Swynford, wife of John of Gaunt. A favorite book "Katherine" by Anya Seton.

Katherine Swynford played the long game with John of Gaunt … and won.

An Historical Reading of The Wife of Bath (University website)

Joan FitzAlan, Countess of Arundel (before 2 November 1424-before 9 September 1462) (born Lady Joan Neville) was the eldest daughter out of the six daughters of Sir Richard, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Lady Alice Montacute, suo jure 5th Countess of Salisbury [Countess in her own right]. Alice was the granddaughter of Lady Alice FitzAlan,…

The de Roet family came to England in 1351, Katherine married the knight Hugh Swynford, of the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire

The patina of history shrouds many famous personalities and mythical figures in mystery. The distance of time and the mastership of the artists make all of them look like, well, gods or demigods. Comparing yourself to them may be daunting, and you rarely think of them as regular people with normal needs. But they are, and I wanted to show you this. But how else could I do it if not with the help of artificial intelligence, which is pretty accessible these days, and it produces wonderful…

Katherine Swynford, the long-time mistress of John of Gaunt whom he finally married, was the ancestor of the Beauforts and powerful English monarchs.

The original story of Katherine Swynford.

Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster as te wife of Jphn the Gaunt. c. 1370

Catherine Swynford was born about 1350. They died on May 10, 1403, at the age of 53.