Bibliograph

The red queen, Philippa Gregory

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Label

The red queen, Philippa Gregory

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-382)

Illustrations

genealogical tablesmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The red queen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Philippa Gregory

Series statement

Cousins' war, bk. 2

Summary

Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her house is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and she is even more dismayed when he sinks into madness. Her mother mocks her plans, revealing that Margaret will always be burdened with the reputation of her father, one of the most famously incompetent English commanders in France. Married to a man twice her age, quickly widowed, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she names him Henry, like the king; sends him into exile; and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth of York's daughter

Target audience

adult

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