Historian Alison Weir's extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress and later the wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ...

daughter of John (Beaufort), Duke of Somerset and his wife Margaret (Beauchamp). She was descended from one of the illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of Edward III) and ...

His patron and friend was John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, another son of the King. On the death of John's first wife Blanche Chaucer wrote his poem The Book of the Duchess. Gaunt's third wife ...

An amazing wife, mother, and grandmother, she cherished time spent with her family. She is survived by her husband, John Gaunt; son, Jeff (Laura) Gaunt of Phoenix, AZ; 2 grandchildren, Harrison ...