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Bezig met laden... The Red Queen (Cousins' War, Book 2) (editie 2011)door Philippa Gregory (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkDe roos van Lancaster door Philippa Gregory
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Historical Fiction 1453. Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor. HOuse of Lancaster. Pious. Fierce. Determined. Unwavering sense of destiny ruled by the will of God. If not a nun the Queen of England. Feigns loyalty to upserper King Richard III (Your). Masterminds great rebellion that leads to the murder of the Kin at the Battle of Bosworth. Set in the time of the Tudors, Margaret Beaufort is married off at an early age and is a mother by the time she is 14. A headstrong and pious woman who believes she should take inspiration from Joan of Arc and that her son is the true and only heir to the throne. She does not care for the fact that she is to "wed, bed and breed" (i.e. the only reason for her existence is to have children to perpetuate the line). She feels thwarted at every turn that people cant recognise her piety, brains and wealth but doesnt recognise that many of the faults she sees in others are also significant faults in herself. [return][return]This does cover a large swathe of English history where the houses of York and Tudor are constantly fighting to rule the country. It's less than 400 pages long and part of a trilogy that presumably covers the same time from different angles. As a stand alone book it's reasonable if a little lightweight. However I dont know that if the three stories were brought together in the same book that it would necessarily work better - it certainly wouldnt be able to be written in the same voice Set in the time of the Tudors, Margaret Beaufort is married off at an early age and is a mother by the time she is 14. A headstrong and pious woman who believes she should take inspiration from Joan of Arc and that her son is the true and only heir to the throne. She does not care for the fact that she is to "wed, bed and breed" (i.e. the only reason for her existence is to have children to perpetuate the line). She feels thwarted at every turn that people cant recognise her piety, brains and wealth but doesnt recognise that many of the faults she sees in others are also significant faults in herself. [return][return]This does cover a large swathe of English history where the houses of York and Tudor are constantly fighting to rule the country. It's less than 400 pages long and part of a trilogy that presumably covers the same time from different angles. As a stand alone book it's reasonable if a little lightweight. However I dont know that if the three stories were brought together in the same book that it would necessarily work better - it certainly wouldnt be able to be written in the same voice geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Is opgenomen inPhilippa Gregory Cousins' War Series Box set: Includes White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers, and Kingmaker's Daughter door Philippa Gregory Philippa Gregory's The Cousins' War 3-Book Boxed Set: The Red Queen, The White Queen, and The Lady of the Rivers door Philippa Gregory The Cousins' War Collection: White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers, Kingmaker's Daughter, The White Princess door Philippa Gregory PrijzenOnderscheidingen
Engeland, 1453. Margaretha Beaufort, erfgename van de Rode Roos, symbool van het Huis van Lancaster, is er heilig van overtuigd dat haar familie is voorbestemd om Engeland te regeren. Maar haar neef wordt gek, haar vader is de slechtste legercommandant aller tijden en haar moeder huwelijkt haar als dertienjarige uit aan een veel oudere man in het afgelegen Wales. Toch laat Margaretha zich niet ontmoedigen. Ze wordt al snel weduwe en heeft vanaf dat moment nog maar één doel in haar leven: haar zoon op de troon krijgen. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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