The Ivory Rose Of York

The Ivory Rose Of York is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the "Kingmaker," Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel as pawns in his political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. And now explore the lives of two fascinating young women.At the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more powerful when her father makes war on his former friends. Married at age fourteen, she is soon left widowed and her mother in sanctuary, her sister married to the enemy. Anne manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family and will cost the lives of those she loves most. Ultimately, the kingmaker's daughter will achieve her father's greatest ambition. To put a Neville on the throne of England.