The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

Having loved The White Queen about Elizabeth Woodville and The Red Queen about Margaret Beaufort, I was very eager to continue reading Philippa Gregory’s popular Cousins’ War series. In which, Gregory retells the bloody rivalry between the Houses of York and Lancaster, what we now call the War of the Roses, through the eyes of …

📖 The Tudor Crown by Joanna Hickson ⭐⭐

I absolutely loved Joanna Hickson's brilliant First of the Tudors, about the often neglected Jasper Tudor, but I was left wanting more! So I have been looking forward to this second historical fiction, The Tudor Crown by Joanna Hickson, which continues the same story from the point-of-view of Jasper's nephew, Henry Tudor. In September 1471, we …

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

After loving The White Queen about Elizabeth Woodville last year, I was very eager to continue reading Philippa Gregory’s popular Cousins’ War series. In which, Gregory retells the bloody rivalry between the Houses of York and Lancaster, what we now call the War of the Roses, through the eyes of the indomitable women caught up in it …

The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

Since watching the BBC's wonderful adaptation, I have long wanted to read The White Queen, the first book in Philippa Gregory's popular Cousins' War series. Gregory retells the bloody history of the battles between York and Lancaster - what we now call the War of the Roses - through the eyes of the indomitable women caught up in …

📖 First of the Tudors by Joanna Hickson ⭐⭐⭐

Having previously enjoyed Joanna Hickson's Red Rose, White Rose about Cecily Neville, a figure torn between both sides in the War of the Roses, I was really looking forward to trying this, her newest historical novel, First of the Tudors. In this new novel, Hickson again takes us back to the War of the Roses, however …

New Read: Kingmaker: Broken Faith

In September 2014 I read Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims by Toby Clements; the first book in this War of the Roses trilogy. A gripping read which left our protagonists on a real cliff-hanger so I simply had to find out what happened next in the second book, Kingmaker: Broken Faith. We return to our apostates Katherine and …