by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Elizabeth of York has long been the shadow queen. Queen in her own right, she became the consort of Henry VII, and was kept in the background, so that people would not view Henry marrying her as gaining his crown through his wife. Elizabeth as the oldest daughter of Edward IV, was brought up in wea...
The only aspect of this book that I enjoyed was the subject matter. I was looking for something on Elizabeth of York, who seems to be a quite overlooked part of history considering she is the link between the Plantagenet and Tudor dynasties. This novel covers most of her life (for some reason it end...
The book wasn't bad but it took some time to get into it. Even if it was nice for change to see Margaret Beaufort as nice and kind person, it took some time to accept this because I've always read that she and Elizabeth didn't get along that well.
A fairly good fictional biography of Elizabeth of York, the wife of Henry VII of England, and mother of Henry VIII. While it does have a dated feel to it, it's still a good read, and better than most of what is being passed off as Tudor fiction these days. It does have a bit about Richard III planni...
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