
The White Queen
A Novel
Atria Books · Print & ebook · April 6, 2010
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Courtly ambition and the Wars of the Roses make history feel personal and perilously close.
- Themes
- Royal ambition and power, Family rivalry, The lost princes mystery
- Genres
- Medieval Romance, Royal Romance, Historical Fiction
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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. Elizabeth Woodville is a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition.
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Her mother is Jacquetta, also known as the mystical lady of the rivers, and she is even more determined to bring power and wealth to the family line. While riding in the woods one day, Elizabeth captures the attentions of the newly crowned King Edward IV and, despite her common upbringing, marries him in secret. When she is raised up to be his queen, the English court is outraged, but Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for her family’s dominance. Yet despite her best efforts, and even with the help of her mother’s powers, her two sons become pawns in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London. In this dazzling account of the deadly Wars of the Roses, brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize: the throne of England.
Power at Court
Courtly ambition and the Wars of the Roses make history feel personal and perilously close.
Come here for
- A queen’s rise against the pressure of court and family
- The tangled stakes of England’s contested throne
Expect
- A sweeping historical novel centered on Elizabeth Woodville
- A famous royal mystery woven into dynastic conflict
Where it sits
| Royal Romance | 58% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | 50% |
| Medieval Romance | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Renaissance Fiction
- Historical Romance
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Philippa Gregory
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published
- April 6, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Royal ambition and power · Family rivalry · The lost princes mystery
- Reading lane
- Renaissance Fiction