wars of the roses, 1455-1485

Robyn Stafford finds herself thrown back into the fifteenth century when she encounters a knight on horseback while hiking through the hills of England, and in order to follow her heart, she must find a way to give up the conveniences of modern life and live in the past.

A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.

A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.

When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth Field after the last Plantagenet king's (Richard III) death, he knows he must marry Elizabeth of York, and unify a country divided by war for nearly twenty years. Elizabeth of York is the daughter of the White Queen Elizabeth, mother of the young princes in the Tower of London whose fate remains decisively unknown to this day. But Elizabeth of York is in love with the dead Richard III, slain by her new husband, Henry Tudor, on Bosworth Field. And meanwhile, imposters who claim to be the York prince in the Tower threaten the Tudor monarchy with relentless consistency.

Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, lived in 15th century England. As a young widow she married the Duke's squire, Richard Woodville, and remained loyal to the Plantagenet/Lancaster throne of England. Their daughter, Elizabeth Woodville, mother of the two Princes who disappeared in the Tower of London, becomes queen and plays a major role in uniting the Lancaster and York families into the English Tudor monarchy.

Describes the conflict between the Houses of Lancaster and York in England between 1455 and 1485 known as the Wars of the Roses.

A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.

Reconstructs the conflict between the royal Houses of Lancaster and York, bringing to life both the war and the historic figures who fought it.