edward iv, 1461-1483

Although widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort, the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III, and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England.

Medieval physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is busily attending to her patients and preparing for the Christmas holiday when the news arrives that the painter Richard Blunt has confessed to killing his young wife and two men. But his confession arouses Kathryn's suspicions, and she is compelled to investigate.

Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful and ambitious woman, catches the eye of a newly crowned boy king, secretly marries him, and ascends to royalty while fighting for her family's success.

In 1471 England, two daughters of a silk merchant follow different paths as Jane Shore becomes the king's mistress and Isabel develops London's silk industry, forging alliances that change the political landscape in dangerous ways.

Reconstructs the chain of events leading to the double murder of boy King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, considering the prime suspects in the murder.

Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful and ambitious woman, catches the eye of a newly crowned boy king, secretly marries him, and ascends to royalty while fighting for her family's success.

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, is the most powerful magnate in fifteenth century England, instrumental in putting the kings of England on the throne. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel, as pawns in his political games, which include seeing one of his daughters become Queen of England. Isabel is married to George, King Edward's brother and Anne is married at fourteen and is soon widowed and fatherless. She then takes her own life in hand and marries Richard, Duke of Gloucester, King Edward's other brother, who eventually becomes Richard III. Her choice costs her the life of her only son, Prince Edward, but she does become Queen, thereby fulfilling her father's wish.

Although widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort, the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III, and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England.