The White Queen
Elizabeth Woodville secretly marries Edward IV and fights to keep her children safe as earls turn and kings fall. Told in her voice, it mixes court politics…
2,926-word summary · 13 min read
The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
4 books in this series, listed in reading order.
- The White Queen · book 2
- The Constant Princess · book 6
- The Boleyn Inheritance · book 10
- The Queen's Fool · book 12
The Constant Princess
Catalina of Spain becomes Katherine, outlasts poverty and spies, and wins Flodden as Henry's queen.
2,065-word summary · 9 min read
The Boleyn Inheritance
Three women narrate Henry VIII's fourth and fifth marriages: a foreign bride who survives, a teenage queen who does not, and the widow who opens the door.
2,391-word summary · 11 min read
The Queen's Fool
A young Jewish refugee with second sight becomes a court fool to Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth, and learns what it costs to tell the truth.
2,412-word summary · 11 min read