The White Princess (The Cousins' War #5)
The haunting story of the mother of the Tudors, Elizabeth of York, wife to Henry VII. Beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - the White Queen - the young princess Elizabeth faces a conflict of loyalties between the red rose and the white. Forced into marriage with Henry...
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The haunting story of the mother of the Tudors, Elizabeth of York, wife to Henry VII. Beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - the White Queen - the young princess Elizabeth faces a conflict of loyalties between the red rose and the white. Forced into marriage with Henry VII, she must reconcile her slowly growing love for him with her loyalty to the House of York, and choose between her mother's rebellion and her husband's tyranny. Then she has to meet the Pretender, whose claim denies the House of Tudor itself.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780857207517 (0857207512)
Publish date: August 1st 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Pages no: 527
Edition language: English
"Przejmująca historia Elżbiety York, żony pierwszego Tudora na tronie Anglii i matki Henryka VIII. Pretendent do angielskiej korony zwołuje armię, podważając legalność dynastii Tudorów. Ale czy faktycznie jest jednym z zaginionych książąt, odesłanym w nieznane przez Elżbietę Woodville, czy zwykłym o...
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Kolejna odsłona wojny kuzynów w piętnastowiecznej Anglii, tym razem w wykonaniu Philippy Gregory. Chociaż skończyła się Wojna Dwóch Róż, zaczęły rządy nowego władcy Henryka VII, który ma dać początek nowej dynastii Tudorów, w kraju wrze. Król Henryk nie cieszy się popularnością, zresztą sam nie wier...
Bowled over. Possibly one of the best books in The Cousins' War series, and, ironically, it was the only one I initially had very little interest in. It ends everything; it brings everything together; the sisters of the Kingmaker's Daughter; echoes of the mysticism of The Lady of the Rivers; the his...
I must say that I was completely surprised with this novel. I am not a historical fiction novel kind of person, but after watching The White Queen mini series on Starz, I had to read The White Princess and I'm glad I did. This novel was centered around love, hate, betrayl and family. The House of Y...