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Blood Sisters - The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses (Hardcover)
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Blood Sisters - The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses (Hardcover)
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How the Wars of the Roses were won and lost by the political and
dynastic skills of the royal women: this is the true story behind
Philippa Gregory's dramatic novels about fiery Queens and the
perils of power. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually
described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke of York, Henry
VI, Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII. The reality though,
argues acclaimed author Sarah Gristwood, was quite different. These
years were also packed with women's drama and - in the tales of
conflicted maternity and monstrous births - alive with female
energy. In this completely original book, Sarah Gristwood sheds
light on a neglected dimension of English history: the impact of
Tudor women on the Wars of the Roses. She examines, among others,
Cecily Neville, the wife of Richard Duke of York, who was deprived
of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield;
Elizabeth Woodville, a widow with several children who married
Edward IV in secret and was crowned queen consort; Margaret
Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, whose ambitions centred on her son
and whose persuasions are likely to have lead her husband Lord
Stanley, previously allied with the Yorkists, to play his part in
Henry's victory. Until now, the lives of these women have remained
little known to the general public. Sarah Gristwood tells their
stories in detail for the first time. Captivating and original,
this is historical writing of the most important kind.
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