{"id":9073,"date":"2010-11-03T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=9073"},"modified":"2010-10-30T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T15:54:56","slug":"the-white-queen-by-philippa-gregory-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/the-white-queen-by-philippa-gregory-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The White Queen by Philippa Gregory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/White-Queen1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2129389\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9074 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/White-Queen1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/White-Queen1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/White-Queen1.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2129389\" target=\"_blank\">The White Queen<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Philippa Gregory, begins a new series, <em>The Cousin&#8217;s War<\/em>, in which each book focuses on an important woman who\u00a0had a\u00a0pivital role\u00a0in England&#8217;s War of the Roses.<\/p>\n<p><em>The White Queen<\/em> tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, a recent widow with\u00a0young children,\u00a0who catches the eye of the young Kind Edward IV.\u00a0 Elizabeth then marries him in a secret ceremony\u00a0and becomes queen.\u00a0 Soon thereafter, the King leaves to fight a battle against his brother, in which the winner will be declared the rightful King of England.<\/p>\n<p>Years later, Elizabeth is caught in the middle of the long standing war and makes drastic decisions as a mother\u00a0and as a\u00a0queen.\u00a0 Her most difficult decision concerned her two sons whose fate as the &#8220;princes in the tower,&#8221; has baffled historians for centuries.\u00a0 Philippa Gregory&#8217;s book seamlessly weaves historical fact with\u00a0a fictional\u00a0but personable account of medieval life in the first person.\u00a0This fascinating book portrays the epic battles for power, treason, humanity and the dynamics\u00a0of a royal family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White Queen by Philippa Gregory, begins a new series, The Cousin&#8217;s War, in which each book focuses on an important woman who\u00a0had a\u00a0pivital role\u00a0in England&#8217;s War of the Roses. 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