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The Lady of the Rivers

by Philippa Gregory

Book 2 in the The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels series.

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Jacquetta of Luxembourg becomes Duchess of Bedford through marriage to the English regent in France. After his death she secretly marries Richard Woodville, sacrificing rank for a partnership that brings her into the household of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou.

Jacquetta’s loyalty to the Lancastrian queen carries her family through the opening of the Wars of the Roses. The catastrophic Yorkist victory at the Battle of Towton destroys the Lancastrian field army, kills Elizabeth Woodville’s first husband and forces the Woodvilles to accommodate Edward IV’s new regime. Jacquetta tries to protect her family while recognising that Elizabeth may have an exceptional future.

Historical periods

Medieval Period Late Medieval Hundred Years’ War Wars of the Roses Lancastrian England Battle of Towton

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Family Sagas War Fiction

Historical people

Elizabeth Woodville1437–1492 Henry VI1421–1471 Margaret of Anjou1430–1482 Jacquetta of Luxembourg1415–1472

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