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Informationen zum Autor PHILIPPA GREGORY is one of the world's foremost historical novelists. She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature and it sold worldwide, heralding a new era for historical fiction. Her flair for blending history and imagination developed into a signature style and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen. Now a recognised authority on women's history, Philippa graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London. 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. She welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com. Klappentext The RED QUEEN tells the story of the child-bride of Edmund Tudor! who! although widowed in her early teens! uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant! undermine the support for Richard III and ultimately ensure that her only son! Henry Tudor! triumphs as King of England. Through collaboration with the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville! Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry and Elizabeth's daughter! thereby uniting the families and resolving the Cousins War once and for all by founding of the Tudor dynasty. Zusammenfassung Continuing the tumultuous story of TheCousins War, Philippa tells the tale of a young mother's determined ambition for her son - soon to be Henry VII...
