The White Queen - Couverture souple

Gregory, Philippa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476735484 ISBN 13 : 9781476735481

Editeur : Washington Square Press, 2013

Synopsis

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house-hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's close friend and a Lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter Elizabeth Woodville fell in love and married the rival king Edward IV. Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglected. With her links to Melusina, and to the founder of the house of Luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history forever.

Elizabeth Woodville is a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition. Her mother is Jacquetta, also known as the mystical lady of the rivers, and she is even more determined to bring power and wealth to the family line. While riding in the woods one day, Elizabeth captures the attentions of the newly crowned King Edward IV and, despite her common upbringing, marries him in secret.

When she is raised up to be his queen, the English court is outraged, but Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for her family’s dominance. Yet despite her best efforts, and even with the help of her mother’s powers, her two sons become pawns in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London.

In this dazzling account of the deadly Wars of the Roses, brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize: the throne of England.

Quatrième de couverture :

1464. Cousin is at war with cousin, as the houses of York and Lancaster tear themselves apart…
…And Elizabeth Woodville, a young Lancastrian widow, armed only with her beauty and her steely determination, seduces and marries the charismatic warrior king, Edward IV of York.
Crowned Queen of England, surrounded by conflict, betrayal and murder, Elizabeth rises to the demands of her position, fighting tenaciously for her family's survival. Most of all she must fight for her two sons, who become the central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the Princes in the Tower.
Set amid the tumult and intrigue of the Wars of the Roses, this is the first of a stunning new series, in which internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings this extraordinary drama to vivid life through its women - beginning with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.
'Of Woodville herself, Gregory makes a fascinating heroine; strong, ambitious, vengeful, beautiful… Popular history at its best' Daily Mail
'Oozes sex appeal and suspense' Glamour
'Wonderful' The Times

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Washington Square Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1476735484
• ISBN 13: 9781476735481
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464