5/24/2023 0 Comments Katherine anya seton review![]() ![]() Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets-Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II-who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history-that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. This book is historically accurate so there will technically be spoilers in this review. I stumbled across it randomly on the Thriftbooks website and I’m so glad that I did. This book was released in 1954 and somehow, despite my love of historical fiction, I had never heard of this book or its author. We’re ending January strong with a review for the best English historical fiction that I’ve read (so far), Katherine by Anya Seton. ![]() My first review this month was for The Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge the best Egyptian historical fiction that I’ve ever read. ![]()
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