5 out of 5 stars
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How I discovered this book: from the back catalogue of one of my favourite authors.
In a Nutshell: the story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck
Having recently read Judith Arnopp's latest book, about Margaret of Anjou (review HERE), I was still in Wars of the Roses headspace, and had to read more. This starts a little while before Elizabeth of York (daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville) marries Henry VII as a result of his victory in battle over Richard III. Running alongside Elizabeth's trials, hopes, fears and joys as Henry's queen is the story of Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be her brother Richard, one of the two princes in the tower whose fate remains a mystery to this day.
This book made me think of Phillippa Gregory's book The White Queen, in that Ms Arnopp has chosen the storyline that Perkin Warbeck actually was Richard; I liked this. Her version is absolutely feasible, and ditto what happened to Prince Edward. In fact, not just feasible but likely.
I liked Elizabeth, I wanted to like Henry, and was pleased when they found happiness. Most interesting, also, was how Henry VIII the child was portrayed, and the differing personalities of his surviving sisters. The Mary of this book absolutely would have run off and married Henry Cavill, no problem!
Loved it. Every word.
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