“冈特的老约翰，时间荣誉”兰开斯特“冈特的约翰（1340-1399）是一个国王的儿子，另一个国王的父亲。他通过他的妻子，残酷的佩德罗国王的女儿，声称拥有一个西班牙王国。他是数十年来英国最富有、最有权势、最令人憎恨的人。他与情妇凯瑟琳·斯温福德（Katherine Swynford）有一段著名而持久的恋情，后来他与之结婚。他有时是反复无常的侄子理查德二世的盟友，有时是敌人。他的后代在玫瑰战争期间为争夺王国的控制权而斗争。通过他的三次婚姻，他是欧洲众多王室和贵族家庭的祖先。《憔悴的约翰》是几十年来第一部关于这个最有趣的男人的传记，也是第一部讲述他个人故事的传记。
John of Gaunt: Son of One King, Father of Another
‘Old John of Gaunt, time-honour’d Lancaster’ John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was the son of one king and the father of another. He claimed a Spanish kingdom via his wife, daughter of King Pedro the Cruel. He was the wealthiest, most powerful and most hated man in England for decades. He had a famous and enduring love affair with his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he later married. He was sometimes the ally and sometimes the enemy of his capricious nephew Richard II. His descendants battled for control of the kingdom during the Wars of the Roses. Via his three marriages, he was the ancestor of numerous royal and noble families across Europe. John of Gaunt is the first biography of this most intriguing of men to appear for decades, and the first to tell his personal story.
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