Philippa Gregory's The Cousins' War 3-Book Boxed Set: The Red Queen, The White Queen, and The Lady of the Rivers

The Cousins' War

by Philippa Gregory

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this ebook boxed set of The Cousins' War novels. The Red Queen In a novel of conspiracy, passion, and coldhearted ambition, number one bestselling author Philippa Gregory has brought to life the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history. In The Red Queen, Gregory illuminates the fascinating woman who founded England’s most powerful ruling line, the Margaret Beaufort. The White QueenElizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, secretly marries the newly crowned boy king of England. While she rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become the central figures in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for the lost princes in the Tower of London. Philippa Gregory brings the artistry and intellect of a master writer and storyteller to a new era in history and begins what is sure to be another bestselling classic series. The Lady of the RiversThe Lady of the Rivers is #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory’s remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Historical

1360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 20, 2011

About the author

DR PHILIPPA GREGORY studied history at the University of Sussex and was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009. She holds an honorary degree from Teesside University, and is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff. Philippa is a member of the Society of Authors and in 2016, was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers’ Association. In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Neilsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output. In 2021, she was awarded a CBE for services to literature and to her charity Gardens for the Gambia. and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

She welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com.

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Reviews

[Memorymoses · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have these separately in hard cover, but couldn't locate them in this app. I loved them all. I have read every book Gregory has written and loved each and every one! Especially the Wideacre trilogy!

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love historical fiction and these books package it in just the right way for me. Gregory focuses on the women who played an important part of English history and she is now focusing on the secondary women - those who would have been better known names had they been men.

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

ive loved all of her books that ive read. her books have taught me more about this countries royal heritige than i ever learnt at school. she can make history come to life.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read The White Queen first, then Lady of Rivers, and about to begin The Red Queen...1st 2 were very good stories about English history prior to the Tudors. Fun reads!

[Ghadire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the white queen and the red queen, really enjoyed them both, i highly recommend them if you like historical novels.

[Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned more in these three historical fiction novels than I would have learned in a college semester survey course on The Cousins' War

Outstanding historical fiction novels , told from three women's viewpoints, about The War of the Roses. Learned that good, intelligent, worthy men sometimes fail. BUT also learned that sly, wicked, frail, dullards sometimes win. It is sometimes a "who's on top at the end" that shapes history. We have all heard the posit that history books are written by the winners. How true

[Ellen Mullane · Rating 4 out of 5]

First part done! Loved it!!

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in The Cousins Wars, but found the 3rd book - The Red Queen - to drag on for what felt like forever. Philippa Gregory's books are most often written from the perspective of a strong (for the era) and like able female lead. The Red Queen, from the perspective of Margaret Beaufort, shows a sometimes strong but unlikeable (in my opinion) female. Still worth the read, especially if you love medieval and Tudor history as I do.

[Michael Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the first two books separately. Got this for the Lady of the Rivers. Finished up the ladies involved in the wars of the roses and the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors. More detail than would be found in most general history texts and even some specific to the period.

[Teri · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have only read The Red Queen in this series so far. MIGHT put the other two on the shelf someday.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. As always with Philippa Gregory the historical detail is accurate and the invention superb.

[Holly Kerr]

A nice little history lesson but I wish the characters were a little more fleshed out. They were two dimensional, which detracts from the story.

[Hilary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all of her books. Am waiting on The White Princess and am enjoying The White Queen in Starz.

[Korene Torney · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are. Lassie historical fiction, easy and interesting reads. I prefer them in the winter but am reading one of her other books right now.

[Pam Boehmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first three books of the Cousins War series.... Enjoyed!!!!

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed these books while I was on vacation and would read them again!!