Sandra Worth (born 1954) is a Canadian-American author of fiction. For her bachelor's degree from the

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, she took a double major in Political Science and Economics. Her

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''The Rose of York: Love and War'' was published in 2003. Worth researched the 15th century for ten years when writing her trilogy on the

Wars of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...

. She obtained privileges at the

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and visited university libraries across Canada and the United States. She also interviewed several notable Ricardian scholars, including Peter W. Hammond and Bertram Fields, and made more than ten trips to England and Bruges to examine Ricardian sites. In 2007, Worth signed a two book deal with

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, to produce two more books taking place during the War of the Roses, both published in 2008 as ''Lady of the Roses'' and ''The King’s Daughter'', a novel on the life of

Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. Elizabeth married Henry after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which mark ...

, mother of Henry VIII. In 2009, each of these novels garnered several Reviewers' Choice awards, including the Romantic Times Magazine's Award for Best Historical Biography of the Year; Philippa Gregory was one of the four nominees. Also in 2009, Worth entered into anothe
book deal with the Penguin Group
for ''Pale Rose of England'', a novel on the life of Perkin Warbeck, the Pretender to the throne of England and his wife, Princess Catherine Gordon of Scotland.

Bibliography

* ''The Rose of York: Love and War.'' End Table, 2003 * ''The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny.'' End Table, 2006 * ''The Rose of York: Fall From Grace.'' End Table, 2007 * ''Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses.'' New York: Berkley, January 2, 2008 * ''The King's Daughter: A Novel of the First Tudor Queen.'' New York: Berkley, December 8, 2008 * ''Pale Rose of York.'' New York: Berkley, February 1, 2011Amazon listing for ''Pale rose of York''
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References

External links

Sandra Worth websiteBerkley's author profile of Worth
{{DEFAULTSORT:Worth, Sandra 1954 births Living people Canadian women novelists