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The White Queen
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 2009-08-18
- Rating
- ★ 3.6 · 119 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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The White Queen follows Elizabeth Woodville, a common woman who ascends to royalty by virtue of her beauty during the turbulent Wars of the Roses. She rises to meet the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family. The novel centers on the famous unsolved historical mystery of her two sons—the Princes in the Tower—whose fate during their imprisonment has confounded historians for centuries. Philippa Gregory explores this 15th-century family drama amid dynastic conflict, depicting a woman navigating loyalty, betrayal, and divided allegiances in a male-dominated political world.
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- Strong Heroine: “A woman who rises to the demands of her position and fights tenaciously for the success of her family” source
- Court Intrigue: “Set amid the tumult and intrigue of The War of the Roses” source
- Enemies of the Crown: “Set amid the tumult and intrigue of The War of the Roses” source
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