Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses: . As acclaimed historian Sarah Gristwood reveals in Blood Sisters, while the events of this turbulent time are usually described in terms of the male leads who fought and died seeking the throne, a handful of powerful women would prove just as decisive as their kinfolks clashing armies. This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses.

Sarah Gristwood tells their stories in detail for the first time.Ĭaptivating and original, this is historical writing of the most important kind. Buy Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Gristwood, Sarah (ISBN: 8601404411861) from Amazon's Book Store. It is a fiery history of queens, the perils of power and of. She examines, among others, Cecily Neville, who was deprived of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield Elizabeth Woodville, the commoner who married Edward IV in secret Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, whose love and ambition for her son knew no bounds.Until now, the lives of these women have remained little known to the general public. Sarah Gristwood is the author of four previous books of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century history: the Sunday Times bestseller Arbella: Englands Lost Queen Elizabeth & Leicester Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses and the widely-translated Game of Queens. A richly drawn, absorbing epic, Blood Sisters reveals how women helped to end the Wars of the Roses, paving the way for the Tudor age - and the creation of modern England. Summary: This is the story of the women who gave birth to the Tudor dynasty. 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 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.īut these years were also packed with women's drama and - in the tales of conflicted maternity and monstrous births - alive with female energy.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.

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