The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother
The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother
Philippa Gregory
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HardCover Pub Date: 09 2011 Pages: 352 Publisher: Touchstone # 1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory teams with two Eminent Historians to explore the Historical Characters in the real-life world behind her Wars of the Roses novels. Philippa Gregory and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' War books: Jacquetta. Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville. wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort. mother of Henry VII.In her essay on Jacquetta. Philippa Gregory uses original documents. archaeology. and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin. established authority on the Wars of the Roses . tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville. the first commoner to marry a king of England...
HardCover Pub Date: 09 2011 Pages: 352 Publisher: Touchstone # 1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory teams with two Eminent Historians to explore the Historical Characters in the real-life world behind her Wars of the Roses novels. Philippa Gregory and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' War books: Jacquetta. Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville. wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort. mother of Henry VII.In her essay on Jacquetta. Philippa Gregory uses original documents. archaeology. and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin. established authority on the Wars of the Roses . tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville. the first commoner to marry a king of England...
Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the novel The Other Boleyn Girl, which was made into a TV drama and a major...
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