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A review by katiescho741
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
4.0
As other reviewers have mentioned, this book isn't about Margaret of Anjou, but Margaret Beaufort.
I will admit that this one was more of a struggle to read than The White Queen. However, I find Margaret Beaufort to be just as interesting as Elizabeth Woodville. This is fiction not biography, but most of the action and events really happened so it's a great way to be introduced to this amazing woman.
Margaret dreams of becoming a nun, or an Abbess where she can read lots of books and learn more than she can as a high born girl. But, her plans are thwarted when she's married off at 12.
This is a story of a woman's determination to get what is owed to her. She's heir to the throne, god damn it, and she's coming for the Yorks.
If you compare the White and Red Queens, they are such different women, but they are both strong and feisty.
The women of the wars of the roses are incredible and I'm glad these two got a novel each!
I will admit that this one was more of a struggle to read than The White Queen. However, I find Margaret Beaufort to be just as interesting as Elizabeth Woodville. This is fiction not biography, but most of the action and events really happened so it's a great way to be introduced to this amazing woman.
Margaret dreams of becoming a nun, or an Abbess where she can read lots of books and learn more than she can as a high born girl. But, her plans are thwarted when she's married off at 12.
This is a story of a woman's determination to get what is owed to her. She's heir to the throne, god damn it, and she's coming for the Yorks.
If you compare the White and Red Queens, they are such different women, but they are both strong and feisty.
The women of the wars of the roses are incredible and I'm glad these two got a novel each!