The Women of the Wars of the Roses Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth of York

First and foremost, let me start off by saying that when you are writing biographical works, you have to try and leave bias out of it, and this is something that the author struggled with consistently throughout the entire book! It was very hard to read this as a historical work because of the obvious leanings that the author shows. I will leave the detective work to those that choose to read this book and not spoil it for those that might want to delve in. I would have liked to have given it a higher star rating, but due to the obvious biases that the author puts into her work, I could not rate it higher. If we could do half stars, I would have gone with 2.5

That being said, bias aside, I think that this work could be worth something. There is some great starter information in there for those that are curious about these three women. There really was not much new information, or explosive revelations that you do not find in other books, but no one has taken the time to really compare these women together, with their lives and private works that they were involved in. Both Elizabeth of York and Margaret Beaufort seemed to give quite a bit to religious charities, while Elizabeth Woodville seemed to almost prefer the church for its sanctuary.

I would have liked to see more work on Elizabeth of York, but I felt that the author drew quite a few of maybes, could have beens, and probably's when it came to Elizabeth and her formidable mother in law, Margaret. This book is worth a look, but do not let the bias of the author throw you off! It is a good starting point for future research and deeper study.