The Women of the Cousins' War - Couverture souple

Gregory, Philippa; Baldwin, David; Jones, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857201786 ISBN 13 : 9780857201782

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2011

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a royal duchess who married beneath her for love and became mother of a queen. In this unique presentation Philippa Gregory uses original documents, site visits and even archaeology to create the first biography ever written of the young duchess.
Elizabeth Woodville was a widowed mother when she married the young King Edward IV. Her two sons became infamous as 'the Princes in the Tower', but little is known of her own life. David Baldwin, established author on the Wars of the Roses, tells her story.
Michael Jones, fellow of the Royal Historical Society, writes about Margaret Beaufort, whose official story is powerfully bland. Yet she committed treason against an ordained King of England and her son, Henry VII, became the first Tudor to take the throne.
In an introduction by Dr Gregory, she discusses her life's work: history, and the writing style she loves: historical fiction. She answers many of the questions posed by her readers and history scholars alike.
The Women of the Cousins' War is beautifully illustrated with rare portraits and source materials. It offers fascinating insights into the inspirations behind Philippa Gregory's fiction and will appeal to all with an interest in this period.
ISBN 978-0-85720-178-2
Cover design: S&S Art dept/Rafaela Romaya
Calligraphy: Stephen Raw
Illustration Liane Payne
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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen (2009), Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen (2010), and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Rivers Woman (2011) are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series, and of the three biographical essays in this book. Philippa Gregory and two historians, leading experts in their field who helped Philippa to research the novels, tell the extraordinary 'true' stories of the life of these women who until now have been largely forgotten by history, their background and times, highlighting questions which are raised in the fiction and illuminating the novels.
With a foreword by Philippa Gregory - in which Philippa writes revealingly about the differences between history and fiction and examines the gaps in the historical record - and beautifully illustrated with rare portraits, The Women of the Cousins' War is an exciting new addition to the Philippa Gregory oeuvre.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857201786
• ISBN 13: 9780857201782
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352