Reading order · 6 books · 2009 to 2014 · Set in London
The Cousins' War Books in Order
The Cousins’ War novels tell the Wars of the Roses through the women at its heart.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2009 to 2014
- First book
- The White Queen
- Latest
- The King's Curse (2014)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every The Cousins' War book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in London
- 1The White Queen2009With Elizabeth WoodvilleElizabeth Woodville, a beautiful widow, secretly marries the young King Edward IV and rises to become queen.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Red Queen2010With Margaret BeaufortMargaret Beaufort is determined to put her son, Henry Tudor, on the throne of England.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Lady of the Rivers2011With Jacquetta of LuxembourgJacquetta of Luxembourg, said to be descended from a water goddess, marries into the English nobility and becomes the mother of a queen.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Kingmaker's Daughter2012With Anne NevilleAnne Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, is married first to a Lancastrian prince and then to Richard of Gloucester.Buy on Amazon
- 5The White Princess2013With Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV, is married to Henry VII, the man who defeated her family.Buy on Amazon
- 6The King's Curse2014With Margaret PoleMargaret Pole, a Plantagenet heiress, lives at the court of the Tudors.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
The novels stand alone. Read in story order: The Lady of the Rivers, The Red Queen, The White Queen, The Kingmaker’s Daughter, The White Princess, The King’s Curse.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Elizabeth Woodville | Margaret Beaufort | Elizabeth of York | Jacquetta of Luxembourg | Anne Neville | Margaret Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The White Queen | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 2 The Red Queen | MMajor | LLead | ||||
| 3 The Lady of the Rivers | MMajor | LLead | ||||
| 4 The Kingmaker's Daughter | MMajor | LLead | ||||
| 5 The White Princess | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | |||
| 6 The King's Curse | MMajor | LLead |
Characters in the The Cousins' War books
6 characters from Philippa Gregory’s chart, with the number of The Cousins' War books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth WoodvilleCommoner who marries Edward IV | 5 | The White Queen 2009 |
| Margaret BeaufortMother of Henry Tudor | 3 | The White Queen 2009 |
| Elizabeth of YorkDaughter of Edward IV | 3 | The White Queen 2009 |
| Jacquetta of LuxembourgElizabeth Woodville's mother | 2 | The White Queen 2009 |
| Anne NevilleDaughter of the Kingmaker | 1 | The Kingmaker's Daughter 2012 |
| Margaret PoleCountess of Salisbury | 1 | The King's Curse 2014 |