The Elusive Face of Katherine de Swynford
What can we say about the Face and Figure of Katherine Swynford, eventually Duchess of Lancaster. What did she actually look like? Katherine de Swynford might be the most well…
Category: House of Lancaster
The Love Affair That Never Was
Henry V and Katherine de Valois. A fairy tale marriage? Where is the evidence? The Love Affair That Never Was. William Shakespeare has a lot to answer for. Did he…
My Thoughts on Writing about Katherine de Valois
My Thoughts on Writing about Katherine de Valois, and how my novel developed to beome a novel of love and loss, fulfilment and tragedy. My Thoughts on Writing about Katherine…
Myth, Legend, Tradition, Propaganda…
Myth, legend, tradition and historical propaganda: just how did Katherine de Valois and Owen Tudor fall in love? My question is, how justified in a writer of historical novels in using…
“Katherine Swynford”
Katherine Swynford The Iconic 14th Century Love Affair of Katherine, Lady Swynford and John, Duke of Lancaster Although there are well documented portraits of John, Duke of Lancaster, known to…
