The tale of one woman's ambitious ascent to royalty during the Wars of the Roses and the unsolved mystery around her sons'imprisonment in the Tower.
Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings this family drama to colourful life through its women,beginning with the story of Elizabeth Woodville,the White Queen.The White Queen tells the story 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 success 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. From her uniquely qualified perspective,Philippa Gregory explores the most famous unsolved mystery,informed by impeccable research and framed by her inimitable storytelling skills.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdISBN: 9781398508613Number of pages: 464Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28 mm
Philippa Gregory
A master of period biographical fiction Philippa Gregory is one of the most popular novelists writing today. Her novels range across historical periods from the early 1400's to the Twentieth Century but she is best known for her portrayals of the women around the Tudor court of Henry VIII,most famously Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl.
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