The brutal and bloody dynastic conflict known as the War of the Roses tore medieval England apart. This book has been adapted for television in the BBC and Starz drama The White Queen (2013) Elizabeth is played by Rebecca Ferguson and Edward by Max Irons.Three powerful, ambitious women were integral to Britain’s brutal War of the Roses. You can read the history behind this book in The Women of the Cousins' War , a series of non-fiction essays on the lives of Jacquetta Duchess of Bedford, her daughter Elizabeth Woodville and Elizabeth's great rival, Margaret Beaufort.
In The White Queen Philippa Gregory brilliantly evokes the life of a common 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 survival of her family, a woman whose two sons become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower, whose fate remains unknown to this day.įrom her uniquely qualified perspective, she explores this most famous unsolved mystery, informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.
Violent conflict, shocking betrayal and murder dominate Elizabeth’s life as Queen of England, passionate wife of Edward and devoted mother of their children. As long as there are other claimants to Edward’s throne, the profound rivalries between the two families will never be laid to rest. Aided and abetted by the raw ambition and witchcraft skills of her mother Jacquetta, Elizabeth seduces and marries, in secret, reigning king Edward IV, of the family of the white rose, the House of York. The first in a stunning new series, The Cousins’ War, is set amid the tumult and intrigue of the Wars of the Roses. Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings this extraordinary family drama to vivid life through its women – beginning with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.Įlizabeth Woodville, of the House of Lancaster, is widowed when her husband is killed in battle.
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