My father glances from her to me and shrugs his shoulders as if to concede the inveterate independence of willful women. He nods to my brother John and says, I am riding over to Old Stratford village. Will you come with me? And the two of them leave together. She smiles at me and puts her hand on my cheek. Your heart’s desire, she says gently. I didn’t raise you to be a poor widow. The bombshell memoir is a huge point on contention for the royal family and it wouldn’t be a Coronation roundup without it.

Elizabeth is a commoner who we meet as a young widow with two small boys. That she is beautiful beyond description is apparent. Using that beauty, she is determined to snare Edward IV, newly made the Yorkist king of England, not merely because he is beautiful as well and she is drawn immediately to him, but because she seeks to ensure the survival and elevation of her own family, Lancastrians all, by becoming his queen.Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun... Mellor, Louise (18 August 2013). " The White Queen Finale Review". Den of Geek . Retrieved 20 August 2013.

He is a notorious lecher. He is bound to demand to meet her; he is bound to summon her to court, John pronounces. In what ways are women especially vulnerable during this tumultuous time? What power do women have? How do Elizabeth, Jacquetta, Cecily, and other female characters in the novel use their intelligence and influence? The first novel in the Wideacre series is also called Wideacre. The story introduces us to Beatrice Lacy who is as beautiful as she is strong-willed. She is a bit of an outsider of her time as she refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Wideacre has her heritage and her beloved Wiseacre estate, but she is set to lose them once she is wed so she sets out to keep them by any means necessary and protect her ancestral name. Beatrice is ruthless and will use whatever it takes: seduction, betrayal, or even murder. Her scheming gets her near to her ultimate goal, but she remains haunted by the one person who knows her plans and her capacity for evil. Gregory, Philippa (16 June 2013). "Philippa Gregory tells the true story behind The White Queen". Radio Times . Retrieved 6 October 2014.She was known to be a rebel in their school at Colston’s Girls’ School. Despite her reputation, she garnered a B grade in the subject English and two E grades in Geography and History at the A level. She had went into the journalism college in Cardiff and spent a year being an apprentice with the Portsmouth News.