The White Princess: Cousins' War, Book 5 Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B00CP81XPG | Format: EPUB
The White Princess: Cousins' War, Book 5 Description
The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England.
The White Princess opens as the news of the battle of Bosworth is brought to Princess Elizabeth of York, who will learn not only which rival royal house has triumphed, Tudor or York, but also which suitor she must marry: Richard III her lover, or Henry Tudor her enemy.
A princess from birth, Elizabeth fell in love with Richard III, though her mother made an arranged betrothal for her with the pretender to the throne: Henry Tudor. When Henry defeats Richard against all odds, Elizabeth has to marry the man who murdered her lover in battle, and create a new royal family with him and his ambitious mother: Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen. But, while the new monarchy can win, it cannot, it seems, hold power in an England which remembers the House of York with love.
The new king's greatest fear is that somewhere, outside England, a prince from the House of York is waiting to invade and re-claim the throne for the house of York. Fearing that none of his new allies can be trusted, Henry turns to his wife to advise him, all the time knowing that her loyalties must be divided. When the young man who would be king finally leads his army and invades England, it is for Elizabeth to decide whether she recognizes him as her brother and a claimant to the throne, or denies him in favor of the husband she is coming to love....
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 19 hours and 5 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Audible.com Release Date: July 23, 2013
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00CP81XPG
It's nearly impossible to write this review without mentioning the forthcoming TV series The White Queen (currently airing in the UK on BBC1, premiering in the U.S. August 10 on Starz). So, let's start by discussing that elephant in the room. Like many fans of Philippa Gregory's novels, I was elated when I heard that her novels The White Queen, The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter were being adapted into a series by the BBC/Starz. With the recent popularity of Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones, dramatizing the infamous War of the Roses was a no brainer. Of course, I wasn't too happy when I heard that it would air in the UK first (which means, of course, dodging much of the Internet for spoilers) -and I was even more concerned when I starting peaking at some of the reviews from the UK press. For the most part -not positive, and the shows seems to be tanking in the ratings, but regardless I still want to see what the show's all about.
Okay, now that we're past that...time to move on to the issue at hand: Gregory's newest novel in the Cousins' War series, The White Princess. The White Princess tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville's (The White Queen's) daughter Elizabeth of York, who was forced to marry the Lancasterian heir, Henry Tudor (Henry VII) to help end decades of British civil war. Elizabeth, of course, is still reeling from the death of her lover, Richard III (and uncle, I might add), and isn't too happy about being forced into the bed of Richard's murdered. And, of course, her marriage isn't enough to completely quell the war, and with enemies around every corner, Elizabeth must protect herself from all threats -even those closest to her.
I really hate to say it, but I thought that White Princess was the weakest of Gregory's Cousins' War novels so far.
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