![]() ![]() Little Anne is smitten with the beautiful Queen and yet apprehensive about her intentions. And yet as the novel begins, tension is building up between Edward and Richard, owing to Elizabeth Woodville. Edward the York Prince has newly secured the English crown by overthrowing the Lancaster’s Henry and his powerful wife Margaret of Anjou.Īnne’s father Lord of Warwick Richard Neville is Edward’s mentor, adviser, king maker. ![]() ![]() The scene is of Edward the Fourth’s marriage and coronation of his commoner Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Philippa’s easy prose, mesmerized me from the very first chapter.Īs young Anne Warwick, I was also enthralled by the magnificence of English Court. The novel spanning more than 400 pages has a magnetic appeal. Philippa Gregory’s The Kingmaker’s Daughter, is the story of nine year old Anne, born into the great Neville family and destined to be the Queen of England, going through hell and heaven, fulfilling her dreams and dying untimely at 28. ![]()
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