



The White Princess
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4.4 • 121 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl, is a superstar of historical fiction. Her newest book tells the story of Princess Elizabeth of York, the older sister of the infamous Princes in the Tower. Caught in an impossible situation, Elizabeth is betrothed to the man who captures the throne of England in battle and usurps her brothers as heirs to the monarchy. As always, Gregory brings dusty history to vivid life in this splendid novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Gregory's fifth entry in the Cousins' War series, marriage unites the upstart House of Tudor with its long-time enemies, the declining House of York, to rule over volatile 1485 England. As Gregory envisions her, narrator Elizabeth of York sister to the princes imprisoned in the Tower, mother of Henry VIII, grandmother of Elizabeth I still loves the vanquished Richard III when she dutifully marries his triumphant challenger, Henry VII. The royal pair produces an heir and two spares but mistrust continues to abound, particularly between the two mothers-in-law, who are seemingly determined to fight the Wars of the Roses down to the last petal. Elizabeth must navigate the treacherous waters of marriage, maternity, and mutiny in an age better at betrayal than childbirth. Gregory believably depicts this mostly forgotten queen, her moody husband, and the future Henry VIII, shown here as a charmingly temperamental child. Something about the Tudors brings out the best in Gregory's portraiture. At this novel's core lies a political marriage seen in all its complexity, including tender moments, tense negotiations, angry confrontations, and parental worries over predictions that the family line will end with a Virgin Queen.
Customer Reviews
White queen
Intriguing, thought provocative, vivid in descriptions, creative, linked to history, enjoyable to read. Recommended
Another gem
As always Philippa Gregory has written another novel that takes you inside the castles of England makes you feel like you are living amongst the Royal families. Again I find myself devouring each page and then scurrying to get the next book like a person addicted. Never put down your pen Philippa!
My favourite author
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as I have enjoyed all of Philippa's Tudor period novels. Highly recommended!