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When Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at Bosworth, Elizabeth is offered as a wife, the White Rose that will bring about a united England by merging with Lancastrian Henry VII, thus creating the Tudor rose. Told in first person, the story unfolds as Elizabeth, formerly in love with her uncle and king, Richard III, must marry the man who murdered ...
Jul 23, 2013 · This is a low point for Hunter’s writing; elsewhere in the novel, it’s stronger. Still, the characters remain flat and unknowable, while the novel itself is predictable. At this point, more than half a century’s worth of fiction and film has been inspired by the Holocaust—a weighty and imposing tradition.
As you might have guessed from my previous Tudor book reviews, I’m not a big reader of historical fiction, but with the upcoming Starz series based on “The White Princess” set to premiere on April 16, 2017 (view trailer below), I couldn’t resist picking up this book to see how King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York are portrayed.
Nov 23, 2013 · "THE WHITE PRINCESS: A Cousin's War Novel," by Phillipa Gregory, Touchstone, $27.99, 544 pages (f) “The White Princess: A Cousin’s War Novel,” by Phillipa Gregory, is a historical fiction novel based on Elizabeth of York, who was queen of England from 1486 to 1503, wife to Henry VII, mother of Henry VIII and grandmother of Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI.
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No one is ever safe, and that tension permeates The White Princess. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, but given the unending plotting of the women around him, Henry's life is a piece of ...
Henry Tudor must marry the princess of the enemy house, Elizabeth of York, to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III --- and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. When a young man who would be king invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new ...
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Having recently watched the television mini-series, The White Queen, I was keen to continue with that story and The White Princess picks up where that left off rather nicely. The story follows the first dozen or so years of the marriage between Elizabeth York and Henry Tudor. Henry is the first Tudor King and thus Elizabeth becomes the ...
