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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

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Book name: The White Queen (2024)
Category: Historical Fiction
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Pages: 415 pages
ISBN13: 1416563687
ISBN: 1416563687
Language: English
Publication data: Aug. 18, 2009, 7 a.m.
Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun...

Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, secretly marries the newly crowned boy king. While she rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become the central figures in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London.

They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women.

About the author

Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory

8 books

Philippa Gregory is one of the world’s foremost historical novelists. She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature and it sold worldwide, heralding a new era for historical fiction.

Her flair for blending history and imagination developed into a signature style and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen.

Now a recognised authority on women’s history, Philippa graduated fro… Read more