''The Kingmaker's Daughter'' is a 2012 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, part of her series ''

The Cousins' War Philippa Gregory (born 9 January 1954) is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987. The best known of her works is '' The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001), which in 2002 won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Rom ...

''. It is the story of

Anne Neville Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Ric ...

, wife of Richard III of England. The 2013

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...

television series '' The White Queen'' is a 10-part adaptation of Gregory's novels '' The White Queen'' (2009), '' The Red Queen'' (2010) and ''The Kingmaker's Daughter'', and features

Faye Marsay Faye Elaine Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in '' The White Queen'' (2013), the recurring character Candice in '' Fresh Meat'' (2013), Steph in the film ''Pride'' (2014), Amy in ''Need ...

as Anne Neville.

Plot

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

—called "The Kingmaker"—puts young Edward IV on the throne of England. But before Neville can arrange for one of his daughters to marry the new king, Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville in secret. As Neville begins losing his control of Edward, he plots to secure his daughters' futures. Anne, his younger daughter, is married off to Edward, Prince of Wales. Following the deaths in battle of both her father and her husband, she is courted by the future King Richard III of England.

Critical reception

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'' wrote of the novel, "In addition to Gregory handling a complicated history, she convincingly details women’s lives in the 1400s and the competitive love between sisters." '' AudioFile'' magazine gave its

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to the

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recording of ''The Kingmaker's Daughter'', calling the novel "another fascinating perspective of the behind-the-scene machinations of the War of the Roses" and praising narrator

Bianca Amato Bianca Amato is a South African actress known for her work in American theatre, as a prolific audiobook performer and for her portrayal of Philippa De Villiers in the original cast of the South African soap opera ''Isidingo''. Career Amato was ...

as "simply outstanding as Anne sheds her innocence."

Adaptations

* '' The White Queen'' (2013), drama directed by

Colin Teague Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born 1970 He grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and studied at Redroofs Theatre School

, James Kent and Jamie Payne, based on novels '' The White Queen'', '' The Red Queen'' and ''The Kingmaker's Daughter''

References

External links

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