Cousins War Series Collection Philippa Gregory 6 Books Set

Cousins War Series Collection brings together six novels by internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory, recreating the tumult and intrigue of the Wars of the Roses through the women of the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

Across the collection, the stories move through courtly power struggles, shifting loyalties and dynastic conflict, from the rise of Elizabeth Woodville to the lives of women shaped by marriage, inheritance and political ambition in 15th-century England.

Included titles

• The Kings Curse
• The Kingmakers Daughter
• The Lady of Rivers
• The Red Queen
• The White Princess
• The White Queen

Key details

• Six-book set by Philippa Gregory
• Collection focused on the Wars of the Roses
• Stories told through women connected to the Houses of Lancaster and York
• Includes titles from The Cousins War sequence as listed

Synopses

The Kings Curse

Margaret Pole, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is among the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty after the Wars of the Roses. At the end of the 15th century, the name Plantagenet carries a changed meaning for her.

The Kingmakers Daughter

Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are the daughters of Warwick, one of the most powerful magnates in 15th-century England. With no son and heir, he uses his daughters in his political manoeuvring, and Anne’s early life at the court of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville is reshaped by shifting alliances.

Widowed at fourteen and facing upheaval within her family, Anne must navigate a world that has turned against her as fortune changes again.

The Lady of Rivers

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and related to European royalty, marries John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at nineteen, she risks marrying a gentleman of her household for love and builds a life as Queen Margaret of Anjou’s close friend and a supporter of Lancaster.

Her position is tested when her daughter Elizabeth Woodville falls in love with, and marries, the rival king Edward IV. The account also references Jacquetta’s links to Melusina, the house of Luxembourg, and a reputation for making magic.

The Red Queen

The second book in Philippa Gregory’s trilogy The Cousins War centres on Margaret Beaufort. Married as a child to Edmund Tudor and widowed in her early teens, she uses determination and plotting to enter the house of York while working to undermine support for Richard III.

With the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, she agrees a betrothal between Henry Tudor and Elizabeth’s daughter, uniting the families and founding the Tudor dynasty.

The White Princess

Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, becomes the wife of Henry VII. Caught between the red rose and the white, she is forced into marriage and must balance her growing love for Henry with loyalty to the House of York.

She also faces conflict between her mother’s rebellion and her husband’s tyranny, and must meet a pretender whose claim challenges the House of Tudor.

The White Queen

Beginning with Elizabeth Woodville, this novel presents the Wars of the Roses through the women of Lancaster and York. Elizabeth wins the love of a king and rises to royalty through her beauty, fighting for her family’s future.

Her story includes her daughter, who will unite the warring dynasties, and her two sons, whose fate is remembered as the Princes in the Tower.