Plantagenet Princess

Author : Samantha Wilcoxson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1511803312

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Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen by Samantha Wilcoxson Pdf

She was the mother of Henry VIII and wife of Henry VII, but who was Elizabeth of York? Raised as the precious eldest child of Edward IV, Elizabeth had every reason to expect a bright future until Edward died, and her life fell apart.When Elizabeth's uncle became Richard III, she was forced to choose sides. Should she trust her father's brother and most loyal supporter or honor the betrothal that her mother has made for her to her family's enemy, Henry Tudor?The choice was made for her on the field at Bosworth, and Elizabeth the Plantagenet princess became the first Tudor queen.Did Elizabeth find happiness with Henry? And did she ever discover the truth about her missing brothers, who became better known as the Princes in the Tower? Lose yourself in Elizabeth's world in Plantagenet Princess Tudor Queen.This novel has been selected by the Historical Novel Society as an Editors' Choice and long-listed for the 2016 HNS Indie Award.

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743272490

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The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory Pdf

A fictional portrait of Henry VIII's first wife, Katherine of Aragon, follows her through her youthful marriage to Henry's older brother, Arthur, her widowhood, her marriage to Henry, and the divorce that led to Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn.

Author : Hilda Brookman Stanier
Publisher : Ulverscroft
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 1846174139

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Plantagenet Princess by Hilda Brookman Stanier Pdf

Elizabeth of York is a controversial figure. Did she or did she not love her Uncle Richard? What was the relationship between herself and Margaret Beaufort, her mother-in-law? How much affection did Henry VII have for the niece of the man whose throne he had usurped by right of conquest?

Author : Douglas Boyd
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526743114

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Plantagenet Princesses by Douglas Boyd Pdf

A look at the royal women of twelfth-century England—from the empowered to the imprisoned—and their roles in the ruling dynasty. Eleanor of Aquitaine and her second husband, Henry II, are commonly considered medieval figures, but their era was really the violent transition from the Dark Ages, when countries’ borders were defined with fire and sword. Henry grabbed the English throne thanks largely to Eleanor’s dowry, because she owned one third of France. But their less famous daughters also lived extraordinary lives. If princes fought for their succession to crowns, the princesses were traded—usually by their mothers—to strangers to gain political power without the usual accompanying bloodshed. Years before what would today be marriageable age, royal girls were dispatched to countries whose speech was unknown to them, and there became the property of unknown men—their duty the bearing of sons to continue a dynasty and daughters who would be traded in their turn. Some became literal prisoners of their spouses; others outwitted would-be rapists and the Church to seize the reins of power when their husbands died. Eleanor’s daughters Marie and Alix were abandoned in Paris when she divorced Louis VII of France. By Henry II, she bore Matilda, Aliénor, and Joanna. Between them, these extraordinary women and their daughters knew the extremes of power and pain. Joanna was imprisoned by William II of Sicily and treated worse by her brutal second husband in Toulouse. Eleanor may have been libeled as a whore, but Aliénor’s descendants include two saints, Louis of France and Fernando of Spain. And then there were the illegitimate daughters, whose lives read like novels. This fascinating volume tells their stories.

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451626155

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The White Princess by Philippa Gregory Pdf

Adapted for the STARZ original series, The White Princess. Love to the Death. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house—Elizabeth of York—to unify a country divided by war for more than three decades. But his bride is still in love with his dead enemy, and her mother and half of England remain loyal to her brother, the missing York heir. Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her lost brother: the rose of York come home at last. “A bloody irresistible read.” —People “Bring on the blood, sex, and tears!...You name it, it’s all here.” —USA TODAY

Author : Douglas Boyd
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526743077

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Plantagenet Princes by Douglas Boyd Pdf

When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1,000 miles from the Pyrenees to the Scottish border, including half of France. Henry’s grandmother Empress Mathilda of Germany had taught him that ruling is like falconry: show the hawk the reward, but take it away at the last moment, to keep the bird eager to please. To sons and vassals alike, Henry promised everything but gave nothing, keeping the three adult princes hating him and the other siblings all their lives. Plantagenet Princes traces the lives and infamous webs of mistrust and intrigue among them. What sons they were! Henry (b. 1155), ‘the Young king’ was entitled to succeed his father, yet was a rich playboy who died crippled by debt before his thirtieth birthday, after living the life of a robber baron. Richard (b. 1157), ‘the Lionheart’ was lord of his mother’s duchy of Aquitaine and became, thanks to her, England’s most popular king despite bankrupting the Empire twice in his disastrous 10-year reign. Geoffrey (b. 1158), count of Brittany, was the cleverest, but was trampled to death by horses aged 32 in a pointless mêlée at Paris, leaving his wife Constance to act as regent for their son Arthur in a long power struggle between Philip Augustus, king of France, and the Plantagenets. The runt of the litter, John (b. 1166) was nicknamed Lackland, since no inheritance was initially promised him. He proved the longest-lived by far, dying at the age of fifty after signing Magna Carta, losing the key duchy of Normandy and most of the other continental possessions – also murdering his nephew Arthur, imprisoning Arthur’s sister for life and waging war against his barons, continued by Henry III. The Plantagenet line continued with Richard of Cornwall, Edward I conquering Wales, gay Edward II, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince and Richard II, who died in prison while his usurper sat on the throne.

Author : Douglas Boyd
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526743091

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Plantagenet Princes by Douglas Boyd Pdf

When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1,000 miles from the Pyrenees to the Scottish border, including half of France. Henry’s grandmother Empress Mathilda of Germany had taught him that ruling is like falconry: show the hawk the reward, but take it away at the last moment, to keep the bird eager to please. To sons and vassals alike, Henry promised everything but gave nothing, keeping the three adult princes hating him and the other siblings all their lives. Plantagenet Princes traces the lives and infamous webs of mistrust and intrigue among them. What sons they were! Henry (b. 1155), ‘the Young king’ was entitled to succeed his father, yet was a rich playboy who died crippled by debt before his thirtieth birthday, after living the life of a robber baron. Richard (b. 1157), ‘the Lionheart’ was lord of his mother’s duchy of Aquitaine and became, thanks to her, England’s most popular king despite bankrupting the Empire twice in his disastrous 10-year reign. Geoffrey (b. 1158), count of Brittany, was the cleverest, but was trampled to death by horses aged 32 in a pointless mêlée at Paris, leaving his wife Constance to act as regent for their son Arthur in a long power struggle between Philip Augustus, king of France, and the Plantagenets. The runt of the litter, John (b. 1166) was nicknamed Lackland, since no inheritance was initially promised him. He proved the longest-lived by far, dying at the age of fifty after signing Magna Carta, losing the key duchy of Normandy and most of the other continental possessions – also murdering his nephew Arthur, imprisoning Arthur’s sister for life and waging war against his barons, continued by Henry III. The Plantagenet line continued with Richard of Cornwall, Edward I conquering Wales, gay Edward II, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince and Richard II, who died in prison while his usurper sat on the throne.

Author : Aidan Norrie,Carolyn Harris,J.L. Laynesmith,Danna R. Messer,Elena Woodacre
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030948863

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Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts by Aidan Norrie,Carolyn Harris,J.L. Laynesmith,Danna R. Messer,Elena Woodacre Pdf

This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Plantagenet dynasty during the later Middle Ages, encompassing two major conflicts—the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses. The figures in this volume include well-known consorts such as the “She Wolves” Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou, as well as queens who are often overlooked, such as Philippa of Hainault and Joan of Navarre. These innovative and authoritative biographies bring a fresh approach to the consorts of this period—challenging negative perceptions created by complex political circumstances and the narrow expectations of later writers, and demonstrating the breadth of possibilities in later medieval queenship. Their conclusions shed fresh light on both the politics of the day and the wider position of women in this age. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of English consortship from the Norman Conquest to today.

Author : John Burke,Bernard Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Gentry
ISBN : MSU:31293008495610

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A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland by John Burke,Bernard Burke Pdf

Author : Bernard Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Gentry
ISBN : COLUMBIA:0037127373

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Index to Burke's dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland by Bernard Burke Pdf

Author : Barbara Clay Finch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Princes
ISBN : PRNC:32101067455392

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Lives of the Princesses of Wales by Barbara Clay Finch Pdf

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Center Point Pub
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1585477877

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The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory Pdf

New York Times bestselling author. Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and Rhapsody Book Club selection. "This fascinating portrait of a proud, intelligent, and passionate woman captures the political turmoil of the era ... An excellent choice for historical fiction collections." – Library Journal. "Gregory makes the broad sweep of history vibrant and intimate – and hinges it all on a bit of romance." - Kirkus Reviews. Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, was fated to marry Prince Arthur of England. When they meet and are married, the match becomes as passionate as it is politically expedient. But at age fifteen, Arthur dies and extracts from his bride a deathbed promise to marry his brother, Henry; become Queen; and fulfill their dreams and her destiny. Widowed and abandoned at sixteen, and forced to endure poverty for seven long years, Katherine convinces the court that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated – that she is free marry Henry VIII. Despite incredible adversity, Katherine remained a woman of indomitable spirit, unwavering faith, and extraordinary strength.

Author : John Gough Nichols
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000023169

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The Herald and Genealogist by John Gough Nichols Pdf

Author : George William Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081234171

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A Catalogue of Pedigrees Hitherto Unindexed by George William Marshall Pdf

Author : Samantha Wilcoxson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 153017404X

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Faithful Traitor by Samantha Wilcoxson Pdf

Margaret Pole is no stranger to fortune's wheel. From her childhood as firstborn of the heir apparent of England, she was brought low as the daughter of a traitor. After years of turmoil as the Tudor dynasty made its roots, Margaret finds favor with her cousin, King Henry VIII. Will the remnant of the York dynasty thrive under this tempestuous king or will Margaret discover that there is a price to pay for having an excess of royal blood?Step into Tudor England....