The Sunne in Splendour
"The Sunne in Splendour" is a magnificent historical novel about Richard III. Set against a vast, colourful canvas, it covers the whole period of The War of the Roses opening with Richard as a child of seven and following him through a turbulent youth and manhood to his betrayal and death at The...
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"The Sunne in Splendour" is a magnificent historical novel about Richard III. Set against a vast, colourful canvas, it covers the whole period of The War of the Roses opening with Richard as a child of seven and following him through a turbulent youth and manhood to his betrayal and death at The Battle of Bosworth Field. The historical detail is brilliantly depicted and brings to life the atmosphere of the time with extraordinary immediacy and excitement.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140067644 (0140067647)
Publish date: July 3rd 1984
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 886
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
Epic,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Medieval,
War,
Historical Romance,
15th Century
This is a biographical novel of Richard III of England. First thing you should know is this isn't the Richard of Shakespeare. It's not even the Richard most historians accept, although it's a portrait I was softened up for long before I first read this by the historical novels of Rosemary Hawley Jar...
Richard and Anne had everything against them, but through all odds they managed to make it, and have some happiness together.Richard, Duke of Gloucester, also King Richard III of England, was one of the most ill fated, and unhappy kings of England. He lost his son, and then his wife. No man had star...
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This is a biographical novel of Richard III of England. First thing you should know is this isn't the Richard of Shakespeare. It's not even the Richard most historians accept, although it's a portrait I was softened up for long before I first read this by the historical novels of Rosemary Hawley Jar...
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