| Inkpaduta | 25 Apr 2009 7:39 a.m. PST |
Just wondering if anyone knew of some good fiction books that deal with the Wars of the Roses. |
| royaleddy | 25 Apr 2009 8:05 a.m. PST |
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman.
focuses on the career of Richard III. |
| Steve Blease | 25 Apr 2009 8:40 a.m. PST |
Agree, just read the Sunne in Splendour, excellent book! I'll ask the wife for some later – she's the WotR buff in this house (and there are lots of books in this house!) |
| Ivan DBA | 25 Apr 2009 9:16 a.m. PST |
Uh, "The Lord of the Rings"?
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. See the other "WOTR" thread further down. There is a new pretender trying to usurp this acronym.
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| Daffy Doug | 25 Apr 2009 10:13 a.m. PST |
link link I liked both of these rather well. |
| Jeremy Sutcliffe | 25 Apr 2009 1:10 p.m. PST |
Try Shakespeare. Henry VI 1, 2, 3 and Richard III |
| Jeremy Sutcliffe | 25 Apr 2009 1:20 p.m. PST |
Or there's Robert Louis Stevenson's "Black Arrow" downloadable at link |
| Squash at work | 26 Apr 2009 7:03 a.m. PST |
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| Steve Blease | 26 Apr 2009 7:26 a.m. PST |
She Who Must Be Obeyed says read: We Speak No Treason: The White Rose Turned to Blood by Rosemary Hawley Jarman ( link ) As well as The Sunne in Splendour ( link ) Both can be found on Amazon for 1p! Black Arrow is okay but not 100% historical and not big sweeping epics like the above. Shakespeare is pure Tudourist propaganda twaddle ( according to SWMBO ) ! |
| Jeremy Sutcliffe | 26 Apr 2009 2:23 p.m. PST |
Re "Shakespeare is pure Tudourist propaganda twaddle (according to SWMBO)!" But he is asking for fiction! |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 26 Apr 2009 6:59 p.m. PST |
"We Speak No Treason"
I've heard good things about that one, but never seen it is bookstores. |
| Huscarle | 27 Apr 2009 12:00 p.m. PST |
Rosemary Hawley Jarman has written a few good WOTR novels. A few other fictional novels are
"A Trail of Blood" Stephen Potter
"King of Albion" Julian rathbone
The Percy Trilogy by Carole Wensby Scott
"The Dragon Waiting" John Ford
"Fortune's Wheel & A Touch of Pity" Rhoda Edwards
"The Swan & the Rose" Francis Leary
"A Daughter of Time" Josephine Tey
I really enjoyed Robert Farrington's trilogy "The Killing of Richard III, The Traitors of Bosworth & Tudor Agent". Some others link |
