★★¾
GENRE: History
SUBJECT: compromise, family
Setting: England
CHARACTERS: Elizabeth of York, Henry VII, Edward IV, Richard III, Margaret Beaufort, Prince Arthur, Prince Henry, Katherine of Aragon
DATE READ: October 14 - October 26
NO. OF PAGES: 608
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?: yes, NetGalley
PLOT:....................................................................3.00
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.00
STYLE:..................................................................2.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................2.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................2.50
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.00
Threshold Quality.................................................3.00
Average..............................................................................................2.75
The War of the Roses - House of York with its white rose and the House of Lancaster with its red rose - was brought to an end when Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York. Elizabeth was the oldest daughter of Edward IV of York while Henry Tudor was the only son of Margaret Beaufort of Lancaster.
This book told the story of Elizabeth's life starting as the daughter of the king and following her through her marriage to Henry Tudor and her life as the mother of the future of the British monarchy.
I was really looking forward to reading about Elizabeth's life and I did get some of what I was expecting but the writing was inundated with list after list of expenses, people, places so much so that the narrative was frequently disrupted.
Disappointing, so I can't recommend it.
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