They cast spells and curses and have strange forebodings. Elizabeth is descended from a water goddess, Melusina, so Elizabeth and her mother have magical powers. There’s a fantastical element woven throughout the novel that I didn’t care for either. It might show the beginning of the wars but it wasn’t helpful at all with this period. I was so confused! I still don’t understand why the publisher included that family tree. There’s a family tree at the beginning but it doesn’t actually show anyone who appears in the book. That lack affected my enjoyment of The White Queen a bit. I have some understanding of England’s history under Henry VIII though and I know pitifully little about the Wars of the Roses. I read The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory years ago and enjoyed them both. Can she navigate the treacherous times and keep her loved ones safe? My Review: Threats to Elizabeth’s family and children and Edward’s throne crop up at every turn. The two marry in a secret ceremony and Edward crowns her the Queen of England.īut the country has been at war for too long. She gets more than she dreamed of when the attraction between her and the king is instant and irresistible. Genre: Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Women’s FictionĮlizabeth Woodville, a young widow who stands to lose everything after her husband’s death, makes a desperate move and petitions King Edward IV to restore her late husband’s lands to her as he travels the road past her father’s estate. Series: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #2
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