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Synopsis
Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt lived in a world peopled by some of the greatest minds the world has known, the movers and shakers of history - Geoffrey Chaucer; John Wycliffe; Richard II; Henry IV and Henry V to name just a few. The powerful people in Katharine Swynford's world changed the course of history! She interacted with them, was affected by them, argued with them, loved or hated them. Katharine Swynford's world was truly amazing. Enter her world in the magnificent trilogy Love, Honour and Royal Blood by Carol Sargeant. The third book in the well-researched historical trilogy, Love, Honour and Royal Blood, tells the story of one of the world's great romances - the great love that John of Gaunt bore for Katherine Swynford. Katharine Swynford fell in love with John of Gaunt, the man, but found herself living in the world of intrigue, danger, and compromise that the great Duke of Lancaster inhabited. The Duke of Lancaster was the most powerful prince in Europe; it was not all that easy for him to marry a commoner. The treacherous and erratic King of England, Richard II, was on their side, but the wedding had to be kept secret, or it would never take place. Rose Red, Royal Blue Lancaster is the story of how they accomplished the impossible, and were allowed to wed! Katharine Swynford is the girl who married a prince and started not just one dynasty - the Tudors - but a legacy. All the kings and queens of England since her time have descended from John of Gaunt. 'Can Carol Sargeant's version of the Katherine Swynford story complement Anya Seton's famous novel Katherine? The answer is a resounding yes! Carol Sargeant's Rose Red, Royal Blue Lancaster lights up and illuminates the world in which Katharine Swynford lived, loved, and influenced world history' Rose Red, Royal Blue Lancaster tells a story that has even more impact than an unlikely romance that changed dynastic history. Behind this great historical romance between John of Gaunt and Katharine Swynford lies the untold story of the very beginning of the Protestant Reformation, bringing to life the huge risks faced by early reformers and their underground movement. Danger, intrigue, and triumph are the threads woven into the tapestry that is Katharine Swynford's love story.
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'Fabulous.'
'Perfect.'
'Don't change a word.'
'This is the story of a mature and loving Katherine Swynford and a magnificent John of Gaunt battered by fate.'
'Thank goodness Carol Sargeant does not leave us in the 14th Century - feeling lost without the promise of a sequel, even bereft, but certainly aching to know more. The author, Carol Sargeant, provides an afterword to Love, Honour and Royal Blood, to let us know what happened after we reach the last page of this terrific trilogy. The afterward is the perfect ending to the perfect book, an essential ingredient to this outstanding glimpse into the medieval world inhabited by John of Gaunt, John Wycliffe, and Geoffrey Chaucer as well as those characters who stride across the stage of history to create the Lancastrian dynasty.'
'This historical work provides an informative glimpse into the mind and character of a youthful Henry IV before he was bowed by the weight of kingship, and throws light on the impactful formative years of Henry V.'
'It is delightful to get to know these historical fi gures who had so much impact on our modern world, and to see them in the setting of the times in which they lived.'
'Can Carol Sargeant's version of the Katherine Swynford story complement Anya Seton's famous novel Katherine? The answer is a resounding yes! Carol Sargeant's Rose Red, Royal Blue Lancaster lights up and illuminates the world in which Katharine Swynford lived, loved, and infl uenced world history'
~ Readers' Focus Group
Katharine Swynford fell in love with John of Gaunt, the man; but found herself living in the world of intrigue, danger, and compromise that the Duke of Lancaster inhabited. Intrigue, betrayal, and intimate connections with some of the greatest minds of not just her own times, but of all recorded history, was the daily stuff of Katharine Swynford's life.
Katharine Swynford said 'yes' to the love of her life, John of Gaunt. Because of that apparently simple and personal decision the world changed. British dynasties, like the Tudors, descended from their union. The American Revolution was successful because of the talent their direct descendant, George Washington, inherited from this extraordinary couple
Presidents, kings, dynasties, reformers, and poets were either sponsored or spawned by their union. The story of their life is truly one of the world's great love stories. The life and times of Katharine Swynford and John of Gaunt, and the world they knew, is an important and inspiring story that must be read by those who love delving into the astonishing details of history.
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Katharine Swynford, as the mother of the Beauforts, is the ancestress of every British sovereign since the Yorkist kings, including the Tudors and the Stuarts, up to and including the present Royal Family.
Katharine Swynford is truly the girl who married a prince and founded a dynasty.
Since Katharine lived, breathed and loved, only the Lancastrian kings did not descend directly from the fruit of her body. But even though her blood did not flow through his veins Henry IV, the first Lancastrian king considered Katharine Swynford his mother. Henry IV referred to Katharine always, as 'the king's mother'.
Whether Katharine influenced the history of her time, or merely interacted with her friends and family, we will never know with absolute certainty. But Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt lived in a world peopled by some of the movers and shakers of history - Geoffrey Chaucer; John Wycliffe; Richard II; Henry IV and Henry V to name just a few. Katharine Swynford lived a life that was truly more remarkable than fiction could ever be. The powerful people in Katharine's world literally changed the course of history! She interacted with them, was affected by them, argued with them, loved or hated them. Katharine Swynford's world was truly an amazing period in the history of the world. Layered behind her romance with John of Gaunt, lies the untold story of the first shoots of the Protestant Reformation, and the danger faced by those who dared to support John Wycliffe's worldshattering ideas.
Katharine may have fallen in love with John of Gaunt, the man, but she found herself living in the world of intrigue, danger, and compromise that was inhabited by the Duke of Lancaster.
Like millions of readers the world over, the author read Anya Seton's lovely novel Katherine at the pivotal age of seventeen - and was so intrigued by it that it inspired her to start on a research quest that was to last more than thirty years. Carol Sargeant set out to find what had really happened. What was it like to be in love with the all powerful Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt.
The meticulous research of the author makes the interwoven stories of these fascinating people come alive. LOVE, HONOUR AND ROYAL BLOOD needed to be a trilogy to contain the epic dramas of the time in which they lived. The Duke of Lancaster and his beautiful mistress Katharine were more often than not at the very centre of the turmoil engulfing the times. In fact, John of Gaunt and Katharine lived at a time when they were bombarded by the great events of history.
It was the time when parliamentary democracy was being forged in the 'Good Parliament' (against Lancaster's strenuous opposition). It was when the 'Back to the Bible' philosophy that would lead to the Protestant Reformation was being shaped by John Wycliffe (and spread under the sheltering influence of John of Gaunt's arm). It was also the time when Katharine's brother-in-law, Geoffrey Chaucer, was painting word-pictures of his times that endure to this day.
This is John and Katharine's story.
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