The Lady of the Rivers

 The Lady of the Rivers

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       November 26, 2014

 

Author  by Philippa Gregory

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If you love immersing yourself in thoroughly researched history seen through the eyes of a strong, determined woman, you will love The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory. This book is the latest addition to a series of books staged around the Wars of the Roses – then known as The Cousins’ War; the struggle for power between the Houses of York, Lancaster and Tudor in fifteenth century England.

 Jaquetta is the mother of Elizabeth Woodville, whose dramatic story around her secret marriage to Edware IV is described in The White Queen, the first book in the series.

 During Jaquetta’s first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, English Regent of France, Jaquetta is introduced to a world of learning and alchemy. Religion, spiritualism and magic continue to play a big role throughout Jaquetta’s life.

 She marries a second time for love, with Sir Richard Woodville, and they gain a place at the heart of the Lancaster court ruled by the young king Henry VI and his queen, Margaret of Anjou. Jaquetta becomes one of the queen’s most favoured and loyal ladies in waiting. She fights for her king and queen during the tumultuous years when the House of Lancaster and the rival dynasty of the House of York battle over the throne of England. This story of passion, power and love gives you an insight into what life was like for an intelligent woman in the limelight of a royal medieval court.

 An intricately written story about an intriguing leading lady at the centre of the great events in The Cousins’ War.

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