Captivating and original, this is historical writing of the most important kind. The Wars of the Roses are often remembered for the men who seized thrones and led battles. Sarah Gristwood tells their stories in detail for the first time. Until now, the lives of these women have remained little known to the general public. She examines, among others, Cecily Neville, the wife of Richard Duke of York, who was deprived of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield Elizabeth Woodville, a widow with several children who married Edward IV in secret and was crowned queen consort Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, whose ambitions centred on her son and whose persuasions are likely to have lead her husband Lord Stanley, previously allied with the Yorkists, to play his part in Henry's victory. In this completely original book, Sarah Gristwood sheds light on a neglected dimension of English history: the impact of Tudor women on the Wars of the Roses. In Blood Sisters, Sarah Gristwood focuses on seven of these powerful women: Marguerite of Anjou, Cecily Neville, Margaret Beaufort, Elizabeth Woodville. These years were also packed with women’s drama and – in the tales of conflicted maternity and monstrous births – alive with female energy. Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses Buy from .uk The true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses. The reality though, argues acclaimed author Sarah Gristwood, was quite different. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke of York, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII. How the Wars of the Roses were won and lost by the political and dynastic skills of the royal women: this is the true story behind Philippa Gregory’s dramatic novels about fiery Queens and the perils of power.
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