Late in life he married his long-time mistress, Katherine Swynford. Lines from their legitimised offspring (named “Beaufort” after one of John’s obscure little holdings in [[France]]) were to form part of both sides of the [[Wars of the Roses]] and be reconciled in the union between the [[Tudor]] king [[Henry VII]] and Elizabeth of York, in 1486. | Late in life he married his long-time mistress, Katherine Swynford. Lines from their legitimised offspring (named “Beaufort” after one of John’s obscure little holdings in [[France]]) were to form part of both sides of the [[Wars of the Roses]] and be reconciled in the union between the [[Tudor]] king [[Henry VII]] and Elizabeth of York, in 1486. |