A review by yggdrasil793
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir

2.0

4/10 Stars. This book wasn't really about Katherine Swynford. There was plenty of information about John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and how he was related to the royal family and nobility throughout the realm (as well as his heirs). There simply isn't enough surviving information about Katherine Swynford to have justified an entire book (supposedly) about her. I have no doubt that she was a truly fascinating and remarkable woman, but unfortunately for us, nothing of hers has survived. No writings, no belongings, nothing. Everything in this book comes second hand, from payments and grants and gifts from John of Gaunt, documented in his registers, and the Royal Family, and supposition. Not really worth the read.