Memorial to the Duchess Author:Jocelyn Kettle Alice Chaucer, later the Duchess of Suffolk, a lady of wit, brains, beauty and political genius rose to eminence through the the tumultuous days of Agincourt, of Henry VI and Edward IV. For 71 years she lived a vibrant life in the intimate circles at the very pinacle of royal power. Through her brilliant marriage to William de la Pole, she becam... more »e the Duchess of Suffolk. Only the Queen of England outranked her among the ladies of the realm. Jocelyn Kettle tells of Alice's life, loves and adventures from her tenth year until her death, three monarchs later, in one of the greatest eventful periods of English history.« less