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John of Gaunt and Kathryn Swynford- a Medieval Love Affair?

John of Gaunt, third son of King Edward III was a military leader, powerful politician, and patron of Geoffrey Chaucer, but he is perhaps best known for his twenty-five-year long relationship with Kathryn Swynford.

Discover the career of John of Gaunt, his connections with Knaresborough Forest, and his relationship with Kathryn Swynford.

Was this relationship “one of the greatest and most remarkable love stories”? Or did they eventually marry for the sake of their four illegitimate children?

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