Gregory's newest may not be as fresh as earlier efforts, but she captures vividly the terrible inertia of war. In the darkness of the forest the young knight could hear the splashing of the fountain long before he could see the. Gregory earned her international reputation evoking sex, violence, love and betrayal among the Tudors here she adds intimate relationships, political maneuvering and battlefield conflicts as well as some well-drawn supernatural elements. The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, 415 pages, 34. History buffs from Shakespeare on have speculated about this fateful period, especially the end of Edward and Elizabeth's two sons, and Gregory invents plausible but provocative scenarios to explore those mysteries she is especially poignant depicting Elizabeth in her later years, when her allegiance shifts toward Richard III (who may have killed her sons). The marriage of 22-year-old Yorkist King Edward IV to 27-year-old widow Elizabeth brings a sea change in loyalties: Elizabeth's Lancastrian family becomes Edward's strongest supporters, while Edward's closest adviser, the ambitious earl of Warwick, joins with Edward's brother George to steal the English crown. Having enjoyed the film production of The Other Boleyn Girl, I thought I would try a. ) kicks off a new series with the story of Elizabeth Woodville Grey, whose shifting alliances helped the War of the Roses take root. Internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the tumult and intrigue of The Wars of the Roses to vivid life through the women of the House of Lancaster and the House of York, beginning with the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.
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