New here? Start with the people and places below. This guide brings together my writing on Katherine Swynford, her Beaufort descendants and the medieval world around them.
Katherine Swynford
- After John of Gaunt: Katherine’s last four years — her widowhood in Lincoln and the upheaval of 1399.
- Katherine’s forgotten children — the Swynford family before the Beauforts.
- Two biographies, twenty years on — reconsidering how Katherine has been written about.
- Walking with Katherine — following the evidence through places and records.
Joan Beaufort and the Nevilles
- Finding Joan Beaufort — the beginnings of my research into her life.
- Why Katherine led me to Eleanor Neville — following a family story into the Wars of the Roses.
- Strong Northern Women — the personal route into writing about Joan.
Books, places and interpretation
- My Lord John: Georgette Heyer — a novelist’s view of the Lancastrian family.
- About me and my story — the person behind the research.
For the complete chronological list, visit all posts. My earlier writing remains at Katherine Swynford – A Life Well Lived.
