THE WHITE QUEEN ...

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THE WHITE QUEEN

Philippa Gregory, Simon and Schuster, GBP18.99.

Philippa Gregory turns her attention to the Plantagenets in her latest work.

This is the first in a trilogy set during the tumultuous War of the Roses, which began in the mid-1400s.

This novel focuses on Elizabeth Woodville of the House of Lancaster, who married the reigning king of the House of York, Edward IV.

The union was meant to end the rivalry but things did not work out as planned.

In reality, Elizabeth's time as Queen of England was marred by violence and murder.

She lived in constant fear for the future of her …