The Women of the Cousins War, Philippa Gregory
The Women of the Cousins War, Philippa Gregory
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The Women of the Cousins' War
The Duchess, the Queen and the King's Mother

Author: Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, Michael Jones

Narrator: Bianca Amato

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2011

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins two eminent historians to explore the extraordinary true stories of three women largely forgotten by history: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, queen of England; and Margaret Beaufort, the founder of the Tudor dynasty.

In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original documents, archaeology, and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin, established authority on the Wars of the Roses, tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the first commoner to marry a king of England for love. And Michael Jones, fellow of the Royal Historical Society, writes of Margaret Beaufort, the almost-unknown matriarch of the House of Tudor.

Beautifully illustrated throughout with rare portraits and source materials, The Women of the Cousins’ War offers fascinating insights into the inspirations behind Philippa Gregory’s fiction and will appeal to all with an interest in this epic period.

About Philippa Gregory

English born author, Philippa Gregory, received her degree in History from the University of Sussex, followed by a PhD in 18th century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Along the journey of her education, she discovered that she had an uncommon interest in the Tudor period. Using her history background, she first wrote The Other Boleyn Girl, which to her credit, was made into a TV drama, and followed by a major film.

Gregory has put much of her effort and personal money into a 20 year old charity that she founded. It is Gardens for The Gambria, that teaches school children to plant market gardens which are irrigated by the almost 200 wells that the author has funded. She is also a patron of The UK Chagos Support Association, a displaced people in the Indian Ocean.

Gregory was selected as the 2008 Edinburgh University Alumna of the Year. She lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brooklyn on September 17, 2016

What an utter delightful read - as a history buff, especially one so enthralled in The Cousins' War and Tudor England, this book really taught me more about the amazing women of strength that were Elizabeth Woodville, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Margaret Beaufort. Each essay was written smoothly and......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on August 09, 2012

Two British historians team up with Philippa Gregory (queen of revisionist history, aka the lady that wrote The Other Boleyn Girl) to write the histories of three high-profile women of the Wars of the Roses: Jacquetta of Luxemburg, her daughter Elizabeth Woodville, and Elizabeth's mother-in-law, Mar......more

Goodreads review by Eleanor on July 02, 2020

I enjoyed reading this. I think my favourite section was the last, followed by the first, and then the second, which I found a little bland. The one thing that did irritate me about the first two sections was that there was a lot of 'so and so would have felt' with no evidence. This makes it simply......more

Goodreads review by Christina on September 09, 2011

If you are like me and you've truly enjoyed Gregory's The White Queen, The Red Queen, and upcoming The Lady of the Rivers, or you simply want to learn more about three remarkable women from the War of the Roses who are often overlooked, then this non-fiction books is a must read. The first portion f......more

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