Gregory, Philippa.

The white queen / Philippa Gregory. - 1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed. - New York : Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 2010. - 442 p. : map, geneal. table ; 21 cm. - The cousins' war ; bk. 1 . - Gregory, Philippa. Cousins' war ; bk. 1. .

"A Touchstone book." Includes Touchstone reading group guide, and a preview of the author's novel, The red queen.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415).

A tale of the Wars of the Roses follows Elizabeth Woodville, who ascends to royalty and fights for the well-being of her family, including two sons whose imprisonment in the Tower of London precedes a devastating unsolved mystery.

9781416563693 (pbk.) 1416563695 (pbk.) 9781439170656 1439170657

2010502902


Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492 --Fiction.
Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483 --Fiction.
Richard, Duke of York, 1472-1483 --Fiction.
Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483 --Death and burial--Fiction.
Richard, Duke of York, 1472-1483 --Death and burial--Fiction.
Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 --Fiction.


Murder--History--England--To 1500--Fiction.
Queens--Great Britain--Fiction.


Great Britain--History--Edward IV, 1461-1483--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Richard III, 1483-1485--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485--Fiction.


Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction, English.
Biographical fiction, English.

PR6057.R386 / W52 2010

823.92