Hickey paints a colourful and comprehensive portrait of life and politics in fifteenth-century England and the impact it had on women of the nobility. Anne Beauchamp and her daughters have been marginalised by history, but Hickey successfully argues that the reality is more complex.
With the addition of 19 black and white illustrations and useful bibliography, The Kingmaker's Women is a very readable book, well researched and a thoroughly good read to boot.

The Ricardian Bulletin

This is an interesting book on three influential women in one family. It is an even-handed telling of the stories from which many myths and legends have emerged.. Four purrs and two paws up.

NetGalley, Susan Johnston

It's refreshing to see how women were affected by the battles for succession that changed England's history forever.

NetGalley, Andrea Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Interesting read, I had never really heard about these women are their role in European History so it was a new topic for me. I very much enjoyed the read and would recommend it to all history buffs.

NetGalley, Heather Bennett

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I had never heard of these women in history so I enjoyed how good everything brought these women to life. Julia A Hickey has a great writing style and did everything that I was looking for.

NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer

I am very interested in the history of this period and have read various historical fiction novels which feature Anne and Isabelle Neville, daughters of Richard Neville, "The Kingmaker". This allowed me to find out more about these women and their mother, and added extra layers to my knowledge. So often women's voices are lost in history, and this was a welcome read.

NetGalley, Sarah Anderson