THE LOST YORKIST ROSE: Mary, Daughter of Edward IV

by J.P. Reedman

Mary Plantagenet is the second daughter of King Edward IV. Her best friend is her sister, Elizabeth of York, only eighteen months her senior. Two small girls who had once lived an almost fairytale life, the sisters are suddenly caught in the upheaval of the Wars of the Roses when Warwick the Kingmaker turns against their father and Edward flees into exile. Fearing capture, the girls rush with their heavily pregnant mother, Elizabeth Woodville, to sanctuary in the abbot's house at Westminster where they dwell in uncertainty and dread.

With father victorious at Barnet and Tewkesbury, they finally resume their roles as princesses, and 'Merrie England' reaches its zenith, especially when their little brother, Richard of Shrewsbury marries the Norfolk heiress, little Anne Mowbray, and Anne joins the two sisters in the nursery at Placentia in Greenwich.

But both power struggles and plague afflicts England, and the lives of Mary and her family are always in danger.

134 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 23, 2026

About the author

Born in Canada, J.P. Reedman has been a UK resident for over 30 years. She has been writing since the age of 5, and preferred genres are fantasy and historical (or a mixture of both.) Interests are British history and prehistory, especially the neolithic and bronze ages, archaeology, anthropology and features of the countryside. She is author of the STONEHENGE SAGA a novel that places the legends of King Arthur back into the bronze age, and a number of works about King Richard III, including the epic, I RICHARD PLANTAGENET, which, with both parts combined, is over 250,000 words long and written from Richard's first person perspective. She is also the author of the bestselling medieval novel, MY FAIR LADY, about the little known Queen, Eleanor of Provence which is first in an ongoing series about lesser-known medieval noblewoman. 13 SO FAR!

Reviews

[Christine Cazeneuve]

What I love about this author is that they write about lesser known figures of the monarchy. It's historical fiction but very well written and believable. Mary only lived to the age of 14 but we get a sense of her thoughts, desires, feelings and views of her family. These stories are generally short in length but full of detail and knowledge. Keep on writing JP!

[Rosie Lee]

Book 4/4 a marvellous read ❤️🌞