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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I love Elizabeth, I really do, I am a sucker for love prevailing through any hardship.
The woman suffered though geez, twice in sanctuary but she survived and she was so brave!
I love her mother as well, se was another amazing woman
and Edward? omg, he might be the most honourable king to have lived during that time
I will be reading the next books in the series and after I am done, I will watch the tv series on BBC :D
The woman suffered though geez, twice in sanctuary but she survived and she was so brave!
I love her mother as well, se was another amazing woman
and Edward? omg, he might be the most honourable king to have lived during that time
I will be reading the next books in the series and after I am done, I will watch the tv series on BBC :D
These folks were SO throat cut!! It’s amazing anyone made it past 20 years old. My favorite part is when people who take position by force get mad when THEIR position is taken by force. I enjoyed this book overall, the narrator was entertaining to listen to on my commute to work.
At some point I was enamored with Elizabeth Woodville, a commoner somehow ascended to the queen of England. I was looking forward to reading her story, but left somehow underwhelmed. She met and married Edward largely by accident, and the novel does not show much about Edward who was mostly absent for the ongoing war. Elizabeth, on the other hand, fumes over her enemies like Warwick and Richard but remains largely powerless and does nothing significant when her sons disappear and the throne is snatched.
Loved this book, although the story of her mother in lady of the rivers was better.
Agreed with her daughter that her ambition was making her blind, and am very curious to know some more of the history of this time period.
Agreed with her daughter that her ambition was making her blind, and am very curious to know some more of the history of this time period.
This book got me into the War of the Roses or Cousin's wars. I had some issues with the book - mostly the fanciful interpretation of the use of magic and witchcraft. I know it's based in history - but I find the use of witchcraft in history to be an excuse to kill strong/smart women not something that is factual. Nevertheless - it has some interesting theories. I'm reading Alison Weir's War of Roses at the same time - so very interesting comparing notes. I am interested in completing the series and finishing the comparison's of Gregory's view vs. other authors.
Delightful period trash - perfect for a plane flight, but not at the level of escapism reading.
If you like historical fiction with strong female characters, you’ll like this book. I do, and I did. It’s about a lesser-known Queen Elizabeth. She was a commoner who became queen, upsetting quite a lot of powerful people in the process. She was the wife of Edward IV, and the mother of the two small princes that were killed in the Tower of London in 1483. She was beautiful, ambitious, and sometimes a bit suspicious, but for good reason. She was surrounded by scheming people who were trying to be on the winning side in the War of the Roses.
Gregory also writes about Elizabeth’s family tradition, that of being related to the water goddess Melusina. Elizabeth, her mother, and her daughters were all learned in witchcraft, although this was forbidden by law and punishable by death, and so they were quite secretive about it. This isn’t a large part of the book, but it’s a recurring theme. Gregory sticks close to the historical record, but feels free to improvise when the facts are scarce, or when they lend themselves to different interpretations, and this made the book more interesting to me. Maybe the youngest prince wasn’t killed in the Tower after all?
Gregory also writes about Elizabeth’s family tradition, that of being related to the water goddess Melusina. Elizabeth, her mother, and her daughters were all learned in witchcraft, although this was forbidden by law and punishable by death, and so they were quite secretive about it. This isn’t a large part of the book, but it’s a recurring theme. Gregory sticks close to the historical record, but feels free to improvise when the facts are scarce, or when they lend themselves to different interpretations, and this made the book more interesting to me. Maybe the youngest prince wasn’t killed in the Tower after all?
I really enjoy Philippa Gregory's novels. For the most part they are fiction, loosely based on real events. As this one is set before the Tudor family, it is largely loose. But by all means is it a remarkable love st.ory.
What can I say, I'm a sucker for love at first sight. No matter the ending
What can I say, I'm a sucker for love at first sight. No matter the ending
A little slow, so good reading for trains or planes. Historically accurate for the most part and has a good flow when the action picks up.
Follows the BBC show The White Queen
Follows the BBC show The White Queen