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The White Queen is Philippa Gregory’s latest book and I was very excited to read it. Philippa Gregory is one of my favourite historical fiction writers and I really enjoyed her Tudor Series. The White Queen is narrated by Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of the House of Lancaster, who falls in love with the York King-to-be, Edward IV. The book takes place smack-dab in the middle of The War of the Roses, commonly called The Cousins’ War. The War of the Roses began as two brothers fighting over succession to the throne. The brothers declared they were of the House of Continue Reading »