How gorgeous is that cover?! Wow! I really hope it's as good as it sounds. So far I can only find a UK release, but will let you know as soon as a US one is revealed.
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor Dynasty
UK Release Date: September 1, 2010
SYNOPSIS: Divorced at ten, a mother at thirteen & three times a widow. The extraordinary true story of the 'Red Queen', Lady Margaret Beaufort, matriarch of the Tudors. Born in the midst of the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort became the greatest heiress of her time. She survived a turbulent life, marrying four times and enduring imprisonment before passing her claim to the crown of England to her son, Henry VII, the first of the Tudor monarchs. Margaret's royal blood placed her on the fringes of the Lancastrian royal dynasty. After divorcing her first husband at the age of ten, she married the king's half-brother, Edmund Tudor, becoming a widow and bearing her only child, the future Henry VII, before her fourteenth birthday. Margaret was always passionately devoted to the interests of her son who claimed the throne through her. She embroiled herself in both treason and conspiracy as she sought to promote his claims, allying herself with the Yorkist Queen, Elizabeth Woodville, in an attempt to depose Richard III. She was imprisoned by Richard and her lands confiscated, but she continued to work on her son's behalf, ultimately persuading her fourth husband, the powerful Lord Stanley, to abandon the king in favour of Henry on the eve of the decisive Battle of Bosworth. It was Lord Stanley himself who placed the crown on Henry's head on the battlefield. Henry VII gave his mother unparalleled prominence during his reign. She established herself as an independent woman and ended her life as regent of England, ruling on behalf of her seventeen-year-old grandson, Henry VIII.
Interesting! Her book on English queens had some weird factual errors (at least in the section on Isabella), but I'm looking forward to see what this one is like.
ReplyDeleteIs this a novel or a factual biography Amy? I thought I had gone off headless women dresses, but this is sumptuous I have to say.
ReplyDeleteAdded to my TBR - yay for novels about Margaret Beaufort coming out!
ReplyDeleteIt's categorized as biography on Amazon, Elizabeth. And I agree...though headless it's still exquisite! I love the dark colors!
ReplyDeleteSusan - I will be interested in seeing what you think about this, with HF I can live with some playing of the facts, but not NF.
Ths should be a very interesting read. I will have to look for it when it comes out.
ReplyDeleteLooks good - and I do love the cover. I"m pretty sure it is one of the shots of Natalie Dormer they used for the second season promos of The Tudors.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this! I am in the middle of two books right now about these subjects. One is on the War of the Roses, and one on the Tudor dynasty, so I am coming across Margaret in both places. I am going to be adding this one to the wish list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDo they have to pay less for the headless model? Is that why there are so many of them now?
ReplyDeleteIt is a stunning dress, though.
That cover is gorgeous! This could be an interesting read.
ReplyDeleteDaphne ~ I do believe you're right! That does look like a shot of Natalie Dormer!
Susan ~ I will be looking forward to your thoughts on this one. :)
Since the topography I write about is brown, brown, brown, then yes! I agree with you: these richly colored medieval covers are gorgeous to the eye.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how this book will stand up next to PG 'The Red Queen' even if one is Fiction and one is NON. I also wonder which one I will be able to get my hands on first?
ReplyDeleteOh I would be interested in reading this. I really haven't read anything from the WOTR time period and I need to start remedying that!
ReplyDeleteAn incredible woman.. It is hard to believe that she was as focused and mature at such a young age.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds intriguing. Thanks for highlighting.
ReplyDeletewow! what a woman! i want to read this one too!
ReplyDeletePotential errors or no, I'm looking forward to this one too.
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