Waiting on Wednesday: The Red Queen

The Red Queen is a historical fiction novel written by Phillipa Gregory. It follows her #1 Times Best Selling book The White Queen and is the second book the series called The Cousin's War.


Release Date: August 19th in hardback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The Royal Blurb:

'Saints' knees, Praise God, I have saints' knees. I am not yet ten years old, but I have saints' knees... Pray God I can meet their challenge and have a saint's end too'

Daughter of one of the most famously incompetent English commanders in France, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her House is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI of England fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and even more when he sinks into madness; but worst of all for Margaret is when she discovers that her mother is sending her to a loveless marriage in remote Wales.


Married to a man twice her age, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy himself. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty she names him Henry, like the King, sends him into exile, and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth Woodville's daughter.

She feigns loyalty to the usurper King Richard III, marries one of his faithful supporters and then masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of the time- all the while knowing that her son is growing to manhood, coached by his uncle, Jasper Tudor, recruiting his army, his eyes on the greatest prize.


In a novel of conspiracy, passion and cold-hearted ambition, Number 1 bestselling author Philippa Gregory has brought to life the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.

I received the ARC last Saturday and I will be reading both books and posting my review of the 2nd nearer the release date. I am very excited to be a part of this blog tour. I wanted tostart reading them already but I'm already well into two books right now and it's hard enough now managing my time, now that I'm working

So The White Queen is having my full attention this weekend. Better post this, half the day's gone. Later dudes.