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The Red Queen

by Philippa Gregory Book 4 in the The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels series.

First published 2010

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Margaret Beaufort believes that her only son, Henry Tudor, has a providential claim to the English crown. Widowed young and separated from Henry, she survives changing Yorkist governments while building alliances through marriage, patronage and covert communication.

Richard III’s accession gives Margaret an opening to coordinate rebellion with Elizabeth Woodville. Her political planning leads toward Bosworth, Henry’s victory and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty.

Historical Periods

Battle of Bosworth Field1485 CE Early Tudor Consolidation1485–1509 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Henry VII1457–1509 Richard III1452–1485 Margaret Beaufort1443–1509

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