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Mistress of the monarchy the life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster

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Main Author: Weir, Alison, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
Subjects:
Katherine, > Duchess of Lancaster, > 1350?-1403.
John, > of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, > 1340-1399.
Nobility > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > To 1500.
Nobility > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Great Britain > History > Edward III, 1327-1377.
Great Britain > History > Richard II, 1377-1399.
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Item Description:Originally published under title: Katherine Swynford : the story of John of Gaunt and his scandalous duchess. London : Jonathan Cape, 2008.
Physical Description:392 p. 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780345453235
0345453239
Author Notes:Alison Weir was born in London, England on July 8, 1951. She received training to be a teacher with a concentration in history from the North Western Polytechnic. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a civil servant and ran her own school for children with learning difficulties from 1991 to 1997. Her first book, Britain's Royal Families, was published in 1989. Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Children of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry VIII: King and Court; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Isabella.

Her first novel, Innocent Traitor, was published in 2006. Her other novels include The Lady Elizabeth, The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, The Captive Queen, A Dangerous Inheritance, and Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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