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The King's Daughter. A Novel of the First Tudor Queen
is the story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, sister of Edward V, niece to Richard III, wife of Henry VII, and mother of Henry VIII. There is a little bit of royal blood for you! :-)Fans of the royal historical are in for a feast with Sandra Worth's new novel! Part of the attraction of these books is learning a bit of history along with the satisfaction of some good entertainment. The King's Daughter is a treasure trove of information regarding the end of the Wars of the Roses and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. Richard III is portrayed as a benevolent king, the mystery of the "princes in the tower" is addressed, and toward the end the reader gets a glimpse into the workings of the very young mind of the future Henry VIII. And Ms. Worth's extensive Author's Note gives great reasons for taking the stories in the directions she did. Very interesting! Now I need to go back and read the previous novel, Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses
. If real history classes were this wonderful, I'd have my Ph.D. by now!
