The Queen’s Rival

The forgotten story of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. A strong woman who claimed the throne for her family in a time of war…‘A compelling story of divided loyalties and family betrayals. Dramatic and highly evocative’ Woman & HomeEngland, 1459. One family united by blood. Torn apart by war…The Wars of the Roses storm through the country, and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, plots to topple the weak-minded King Henry VI from the throne.But when the Yorkists are defeated at the battle of Ludford Bridge, Cecily’s family flee and abandon her to face a marauding Lancastrian army on her own.Stripped of her lands and imprisoned in Tonbridge Castle, the Duchess begins to sp…