Blood Sisters
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The Wars of the Roses, which tore apart the ruling Plantagenet family in fifteenth-century England, was truly a domestic drama, as fraught and intimate as any family...
Published By Basic Books
Format Paperback
Number Of Pages 432
Publication Date 03/04/2014
ISBN 9780465060986
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
"Arguing persuasively for the existence of a 'female network,'... Gristwood details the paths of seven royal women who transcended their roles as diplomatic pawns and heir producers."—The New Yorker
"Gristwood's sensitive approach marks out Blood Sisters as much more than the narrative of an age.... It is an exploration of what it meant to be a medieval queen.... A compelling portrait of this bloody age, complete with the heartbreak and triumphs that went with it."—The Spectator
"A new and welcome perspective on the Wars of the Roses."—Sunday Times (London)
"Entertaining and vividly drawn."—Literary Review
"A revolutionary approach. For too long, history has been the purview of men, of kings and their battles, wars, conquests, murders and thirst for power.... Gristwood's perspective and lively writing are refreshing."—Toronto Star