The Red Queen

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Simon And Schuster
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 391 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. A Proud And Determined Woman Margaret Believes That She Alone Is Destined, By Her Piety And Lineage, To Shape The Course Of History.

Publishers Description: Continuing the tumultuous story of The Cousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mothers determined ambition for her son - soon to Henry VII The second book in Philippas stunning new trilogy, The Cousins War, brings to life the story of Margaret Beaufort, a shadowy and mysterious character in the first book of the series - The White Queen - but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of The War of the Roses. The Red Queen tells the story of the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, who, although widowed in her early teens, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England. Through collaboration with the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry and Elizabeths daughter, thereby uniting the families and resolving the Cousins War once and for all by founding of the Tudor dynasty. About the Author Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Now she is looking at the family that preceded the Tudors: the magnificent Plantaganets, a family of complex rivalries, loves, and hatreds. Her other great interest is the charity that she founded nearly twenty years ago: Gardens for The Gambia. She has raised funds and paid for 140 wells for the primary schools of this poor African country. A former student of Sussex university, and a PhD and Alumna of the Year 2009 of Edinburgh University, her love for history and commitment to historical accuracy are the hallmarks of her writing. She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire.

ISBN: 9781847374578