The Red Queen is the story of the paternal grandmother of which king?
The Red Queen (novel) The Red Queen is a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, the second of her series "The Cousins' War". It is the story of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England. The 2013 BBC One television series "The White Queen" is a 10-part adaptation of Gregory's novels "The White Queen" (2009), "The Red Queen" and "The Kingmaker's Daughter" (2012), and features Amanda Hale as Margaret Beaufort.
Sancha, heiress of León Sancha of León (born 1191 or 1192) was the eldest child and daughter of Alfonso IX of León by his first queen, Theresa of Portugal. She was raised at the court of their father, but her younger sister Dulce and her brother Ferdinand were raised with their mother in Portugal after the annulment of their parents' marriage in 1195. Although in Castile it was customary for females to inherit, and Sancha's stepmother became queen, briefly, of Castile, in León female succession was barred, although her ancestor Urraca had been the first queen regnant of Western Europe.