Bibliograph

The white queen, Philippa Gregory

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The white queen, Philippa Gregory

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: pages 411-413

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The white queen

Responsibility statement

Philippa Gregory

Series statement

Cousins' war, 1

Summary

Elizabeth Woodville, of the House of Lancaster, is widowed when her husband is killed in battle. Aided and abetted by the raw ambition and witchcraft skills of her mother Jacquetta, Elizabeth seduces and secretly marries reigning Plantaganent king Edward IV, of the family of the white rose, the House of York. As long as there are other claimants to Edward's throne, the profound rivalries between the two families will never be laid to rest. Violent conflict, shocking betrayal and murder dominate Elizabeth's life as Queen of England, passionate wife of Edward and devoted mother of their children. The White Queen tells the story of a woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty, a woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family, a woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princess in the Tower whose fate remains unknown to this day

Target audience

adult

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