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  War of the Roses: Book 1

  The White Queen

  by Philippa Gregory

  Philippa Gregory, "The Queen of Royal Fiction" (USA Today) presents the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as the Wars of the Roses. Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life... (more)
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  War of the Roses: Book 2

  The Red Queen

  by Philippa Gregory

  Nobody does the Tudors better than Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl), so it should come as no surprise that her latest—the War of the Roses as seen through the eyes of Henry VII's mother —is confident, colorful, convincing, and full of conflict, betrayal, and political maneuvering. Gregory gives readers Margaret Beaufort in her own words, from innocent nine-year-old to conspiring courtier who stops at nothing to see... (more)
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  The Tudor Rose

  A Novel of Elizabeth of York

  by Margaret Campbell Barnes

  One woman holds the key to England's most glorious empire in this intimate retelling of the launch of the Tudor dynasty A magnificent portrait of Elizabeth of York, set against the dramatic background of fifteenth century England. Elizabeth, the only living descendant of Edward IV, has the most valuable possession in all of England—a legitimate claim to the crown. Two princes battle to win Britain's most... (more)
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  War of the Roses: Book 4

  The Kingmaker's Daughter

  by Philippa Gregory

  The story of both Anne Neville wife to Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales and second to Richard III of England and Isabel Neville wife of George Duke of Clarence daughter's of the Kingmaker Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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  Wars of the Roses: Book 1

  The King's Daughter

  by Sandra Worth

  In this groundbreaking novel, award-winning author Sandra Worth vibrantly brings to life the people’s Queen, “Elizabeth the Good.” Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth of York trusts that her beloved father’s dying wish has left England in the hands of a just and deserving ruler. But upon the rise of Richard of Gloucester, Elizabeth’s family experiences one devastation after another: her late father is exposed as a... (more)
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  A Novel of the Tudors: Book 1

  To Hold the Crown

  The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

  by Jean Plaidy

  From exile and war to love and loss—every dynasty has a beginning. Henry Tudor was not born to the throne of England. Having come of age in a time of political turmoil and danger, the man who would become Henry VII spent fourteen years in exile in Brittany before returning triumphantly to the Dorset coast with a small army and decisively winning the Battle of Bosworth Field—ending the War of the Roses once and... (more)
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  The Plantagenet Series

  The Sunne in Splendour

  by Sharon Kay Penman

  "The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him--especially in the hands of a dedicated historian." SAN DIEGO UNION In this stirring historical novel, Sharon Kay Penman redeems Richard III from his villainous role in history as the hulking, evil hunchback. This dazzling recreation of his life is filled with the sights and sounds of battle, and the passions of the... (more)
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  Tudor Saga: Book 1

  Uneasy Lies the Head

  by Jean Plaidy

  In the aftermath of the bloody Wars of the Roses, Henry Tudor has seized the English crown, finally uniting the warring Houses of York and Lancaster through his marriage to Elizabeth of York.But whilst Henry VII rules wisely and justly, he is haunted by Elizabeth's missing brothers; the infamous two Princes, their fate in the Tower forever a shrouded secret. Then tragedy strikes at the heart of Henry's family, and... (more)
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  Figures in Silk

  by Vanora Bennett

  Two sisters discover passion during the War of the Roses—one in the arms of the king, the other in the world of silk From the author of the acclaimed novel Portrait of an Unknown Woman comes an epic tale of love and intrigue. The year is 1471. Edward IV, who won the throne with the help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is restoring law and order after years of war. Under Edward IV, life in... (more)
• Elizabeth of YorkNancy Lenz. Harvey

  

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  Elizabeth of York

  The Mother of Henry VIII

  by Nancy Lenz Harvey

  Elizabeth of York lived at the center of the vortex of one of England's most turbulent eras. The momentous events of the times directed her course -- where the stronger forces moved, so must she follow. Elizabeth's story is told her by letting the reading see her life as she might have reviewed it herself as she lay mortally ill after the birth of her eighth child. Without at all distorting historical facts, this... (more)
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  To the Tower Born

  by Robin Maxwell

  In 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders. In To the Tower Born , Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might... (more)
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  Mistress of Mourning

  by Karen Harper

  Or, The Queen's Confidante.
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  Wars of the Roses: Book 3

  Pale Rose of England

  by Sandra Worth

  PALE ROSE OF ENGLAND: A NOVEL OF THE TUDORS on the life of the Scottish princess, Lady Catherine Gordon, is the last to be set during the Wars of the Roses.It is 1497. The news of the survival of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, has set royal houses ablaze with intrigue and rocked the fledgling Tudor dynasty. With the support of Scotland's King James IV, Richard-known to most of England as Perkin... (more)
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  War of the Roses: Book 5

  The White Princess

  by Philippa Gregory

  The Story of Elizabeth, Princess of York, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII.The newest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, who gets caught in the middle of a battle for the crown of England.The White Princess opens as... (more)
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  Winter King

  Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England

  by Thomas Penn

  This title is nominated for "Sunday Times", "Daily Telegraph", "TLS", "Financial Times", "Guardian", "Daily Mail" and "Sunday Telegraph" Books Of The Year. "He were a dark prince, and infinitely suspicious, and his times full of secret conspiracies and troubles". (Sir Francis Bacon). In his remarkable debut, Penn vividly recreates the dark and turbulent reign of Henry VII. He traces the transformation of a young,... (more)
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  Thwarted Queen: Book 4

  Two Murders Reaped

  by Cynthia Sally Haggard

  TWO MURDERS REAPED is the fourth in a series of four books about Cecylee Neville (1415-1495), mother of Richard III and Edward IV, Queen by Right and Abbess. To those of you who enjoyed Anne Easter Smith’s historical novel about Cecily, TWO MURDERS REAPED uncovers the last thirty-five years of Cecylee’s life.It is in October, 1459. Cecylee is forty-four years old and has been abandoned at Ludlow Castle... (more)
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  The Women of the Cousins' War

  The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother

  by Philippa Gregory, new David Baldwin, Michael Jones

  #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory and two historians present a must-have non-fiction book for both fans and scholars.
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  THWARTED QUEEN

  Two Murders Reaped

  by Cynthia Sally Haggard

  TWO MURDERS REAPED is the fourth in a series of four books about Cecylee Neville (1415-1495), mother of Richard III and Edward IV, Queen by Right and Abbess. To those of you who enjoyed Anne Easter Smith’s historical novel about Cecily, TWO MURDERS REAPED uncovers the last thirty-five years of Cecylee’s life. It is in October, 1459. Cecylee is forty-four years old and has been abandoned at Ludlow Castle by her... (more)
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  Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses

  by Sarah Gristwood

  To contemporaries, the Wars of the Roses were known collectively as a “cousins’ war.” The series of dynastic conflicts that tore apart the ruling Plantagenet family in fifteenth-century England was truly a domestic drama, as fraught and intimate as any family feud before or since. As acclaimed historian Sarah Gristwood reveals in Blood Sisters , while the events of this turbulent time are usually described in... (more)
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  Son of York

  by Julia Hamilton