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The Red Queen

By: Philippa Gregory, Gareth Armstrong
Narrated by: Emily Watson
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THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE COUSINS' WAR SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY

A woman’s ambition. A mother’s love. Just how far will she go to claim the throne?

Widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort always believed she was destined for greatness. Determined to seized the English throne, Margaret forges a secret alliance with The Dowager Queen, Elizabeth Woodville.

United by their shared desire to overthrow King Richard III, Margaret agrees a betrothal between Henry Tudor, her only son, and Elizabeth's daughter, uniting their families and resolving the Cousins War once and for all.

The Red Queen is the captivating story of the formidable woman who’s resilience helped found the Tudor dynasty.

Praise for Philippa Gregory:

‘Meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is Gregory on top form’ Good Housekeeping

‘Gregory has popularised Tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer…all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men’ Sunday Times

‘Engrossing’ Sunday Express

‘Popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told’ The Times Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Renaissance Royalty Women's Fiction Romance England Tudor War
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Critic reviews

'Gregory delivers another vivid and satisfying novel of court intrigue, revenge, and superstition. Gregory’s many fans as well as readers who enjoy lush, evocative writing, vividly drawn characters, and fascinating history told from a woman’s point of view will love her latest work' Library Journal

'The queen of royal fiction' USA Today

'There's no question that she is the best at what she does' Associated Press

'Philippa Gregory turns real-life historical royalty into royally entertaining novels' Time Magazine

'If only grade-school history books were written so vividly' Entertainment Weekly

'In thoroughly researched, wonderfully realized settings, she can make a period come alive' The Boston Globe
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Fantastic book brilliant writing and narrations the addition of music a nice touch. Awesome battle scene at the end.

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This was an enjoyable story, which for me starts to bring together the whole of Tudor history. Having, never studied history at school this is an eye opener for me as I begin to see who is who, who's related to who, and how are Regency was formed. This was a good listen well narrated and informative.

It all begins to slot together

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Read this book when it was first published and have really enjoyed listening to it again. Well done

Great listen

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I really enjoyed listening to the story and was good to hear the story from another point of view and good the hear the story from a woman's point of view. Unfortunately the narrator's voice grated on me slightly.

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Enjoyable and informative. Margaret comes across as both sympathetic at least in her girlhood and obsessive/very cold.
Really wish the White Queen was available unabridged to listen to next to hear the other side of the story.

Great narration

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