The White Queen of Middleham: An Historical Novel about Richard III's Wife Anne Neville (The Sprigs of Broom) (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861512082 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Under that title it was runner up for the first Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize, and was published by Bodley Head.. The White Queen of Middleham was originally called The White Queen. Their love, almost wrecked by the feud of York and Lancaster, culminates in great happiness and the last Plantagenet reign in England. For Anne Neville, a timid and delicate child ignored by her mother, patronised by her elder sister and bullied by her formidable father Warwick the Kingmaker, her childhood friend Richard Plantagenet becomes a source of strength throughout her life. The third son of the ambitious Duk
(The bookbag) . This is a novel in which Lesley fully immerses us in Anne Neville if you want to end with a deeper impression of one of history's side-lined women than before you started, Lesley J Nickell has achieved this
nova said book was well written and very informative plus a love story between King Richard III and Queen Anne. I thought this book was well written and very informative plus a love story between King Richard III and Queen Anne. It was refreshing considering Shakespeare's portrayal of King Richard and I definitely recommend it.. "Five Stars" according to Josyane c Ampolini. Love the book.learn a lot about history in a very easy way.. Isabella said Beautifully written account of Anne Neville and Richard III's love story. This novel relates Anne Neville's life from her early childhood in Calais and Middleham as heiress to the Earl of Warwick the Kingmaker to her death as Queen to Richard III, the last Plantagenet king. This book was first published in the 70's with the original title "The white queen", the present publisher was forced to r