FIRSTBORN by Alison Weir, read by Nicky Diss - audiobook extract
From the Sunday Times best-selling author of the Six Tudor Queens series.\n\nIn this short prequel to Alison Weir's new novel, Elizabeth of York, The Last White Rose, the young princess is born - and the future of England hangs in the balance.\n\nThe Palace of Westminster, 1466. As the queen of England lies in her chamber, exhausted from childbirth, the court awaits news of the longed-for heir....\n\nThe king.\n\nEdward prays for a son to ensure the succession of his line.\n\nThe godfather.\n\nWarwick knows his influence over the king cannot last.\n\nThe grandmother.\n\nCecily hopes her new grandchild will one day bring great fortune to England.\n\nThe friend.\n\nLord Hastings fears the growing hostility within King Edward's inner circle.\n\nThe young rival.\n\nThe boy Henry does not yet know his own significance.\n\nThe uncle.\n\nRichard visits the new baby - and dreams that night of a golden crown.\n\nIncludes a preview of the spellbinding first novel in the Tudor Rose trilogy - Elizabeth of York, the Last White Rose.