the white queen philippa gregory book review

I also thought that the perspective was very good the reader only knows what Elizabeth Woodville herself knows, which keeps us guessing as well as the characters in the story. The series is based on Philippa Gregorys novel, The Cousins War and roughly the story line promises to follow these lines: Set against the backdrop of the. I loved how Gregory tackled the Princes in the Tower, although not very historically accurate, it was gripping and offered an alternate explanation. 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. Strengths: The characters come to life very well, particularly Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth of York and Edward IV.

Point of View:Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV. Set amid the War of the Roses, Elizabeth. With their downfall, other plots spring up and after Edward’s death Elizabeth has to deal with the fact that her son, the King, has gone missing, and his uncle is in his place. Philippa Gregory’s historical fiction book The White Queen is the first in The Cousins’ War series, and it doesn’t get much better than this. The Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’ hates the marriage and plots against Edward to instead bring his brother to the throne. Storyline: Elizabeth Woodville is a Lancastrian commoner who marries the Yorkist King Edward IV in the midst of the Wars of the Roses i.e. The heroine is Elizabeth Woodville, a widow with two. Genre/s: Historical Fiction / Romance / Drama / MysteryĬharacters: Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV, Richard III, Anne Neville, Elizabeth of York, George Duke of Clarence, Isabel Neville, Richard Neville Earl of Warwick, Henry VI, Cecily Neville, Jacquetta Woodville, Anthony Woodville, Thomas Grey, Richard Grey, Prince Richard, Edward V. The White Queen tells the story of a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition who, catching the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and. The White Queen is the first book in Philippa Gregorys Cousins War series about the War of the Roses.

‘The White Queen’ by Philippa Gregory (2009).

The white queen philippa gregory book review