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Book cover of The White Princess
The White PrincessPhilippa GregoryThe Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, book 5

Characters in The White Princess

10 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Elizabeth of York

    Daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, forced to marry Henry VII to unite the warring houses of York and Lancaster; torn between loyalty to her Yorkist family and her new husband.

    Also in The White Queen, The Red Queen, The King's Curse

  • Henry VII

    The newly crowned King of England, a Tudor, who marries Elizabeth to solidify his claim to the throne and end the Wars of the Roses.

Supporting characters