The white queen / Philippa Gregory.
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TextSeries: Gregory, Philippa. Cousins' war ; bk. 1.Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.Edition: 1st Touchstone hardcover edDescription: 415 p. : map, geneal. table ; 24 cmISBN: - 1416563687
- 9781416563686
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- Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483 -- Death and burial -- Fiction
- Elizabeth, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492 -- Fiction
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Fiction
- Richard, Duke of York, 1472-1483 -- Fiction
- Richard, Duke of York, 1472-1483 -- Death and burial -- Fiction
- Murder -- England -- History -- To 1500 -- Fiction
- Queens -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 -- Fiction
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen , #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history forever.
Elizabeth Woodville is a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition. Her mother is Jacquetta, also known as the mystical lady of the rivers, and she is even more determined to bring power and wealth to the family line. While riding in the woods one day, Elizabeth captures the attentions of the newly crowned King Edward IV and, despite her common upbringing, marries him in secret.
When she is raised up to be his queen, the English court is outraged, but Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for her family's dominance. Yet despite her best efforts, and even with the help of her mother's powers, her two sons become pawns in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London.
In this dazzling account of the deadly Wars of the Roses, brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize: the throne of England.
"A Touchstone book."
Includes an Author's note : "This new novel, the first of a series about the Plantaganets."-- p. 409.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415).
In this account of the wars of the Plantagenets, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, Elizabeth Woodville, catches the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown.