The White Princess

AN INTRIGUING LOOK AT THE COURT OF KING HENRY VII AND HIS QUEEN, ELIZABETH OF THE HOUSE OF YORK lawyeraau First and foremost, readers should remember that this is historical fiction not history, per se. This is the story of Henry Tudor, who got his crown and became King Henry VII of England by defeating King Richard lIl of the house of York at the battle of Bosworth. He soon marries Princess Elizabeth of the house of York, daughter of King Edward IV and his wife, Queen Elizabeth. He does so to give his kingship . "Not what I expected." according to SassyDree. I was dying to read this book, since I have enjoyed the Tudor Series and now the Cousins' War. I wanted to love Elizabeth as much as I enjoyed the other protagonists, even the "Red Queen", but I just couldn't believe that a woman raised by Elizabeth Woodville, would not try to use her influence on Henry VII. To me, she was not strong like her mother, but weak and whiny. Ok, there are some justified reasons w. My least favorite of the Cousins War books thus far Sonya Byrd My least favorite of the Cousins War books thus far. While I am fascinated by the marriage of Elizabeth of York to Henry Tudor, I found the constant badgering by Henry and his mother, regarding the events of the princes in the towers to be a bit much. The book spent so much time on this, and not really much on the relationship between the two. There was also so much discussion and whining from Elizabeth rega

Fearing that none of his new allies can be trusted, Henry turns to his wife to advise him, all the time knowing that her loyalties must be divided. The new king's greatest fear is that somewhere, outside England, a prince from the House of York is waiting to invade and re-claim the throne for the house of York. The White Princess opens as the news of the battle of Bosworth is brought to Princess Elizabeth of York, who will learn not only which rival royal house has triumphed, Tudor or York, but also which suitor she must marry: Richard III her lover, or Henry Tudor her enemy. When the young man who would be king finally leads his army and invades England, it is for Elizabeth to decide whether she recognizes him as her brother and a claimant to the throne, or denies him in favor of the husband she is coming to love.. But, while the new monarchy can win, it cannot, it seems, hold power in an England which remembers the House of York with love. A princess from birth, Elizabeth fell in love with Richard III, though her mother made an arranged betrothal for her with the pretender to the throne: Henry Tudor. When Henry defeats Richard against all odds, Elizabeth has to marry the man who murdered her lover in battle, and create a new royal family with him and his ambitious mother: Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen. The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today)