The Lady of the Rivers

By: Philippa Gregory

Published September 15th 2011 by Simon & Schuster Ltd (first published 2011)

Category: Arts

Pages: 502 pages

ISBN: 9781847374592

Description:
Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of 19, she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a new life for herself.