Sunne in Splendour

Author Sharon Kay Penman believes that the history written by the winners has been unfair King Richard III. Her novel portrays the Richard in a sympathetic light, casting aside the dark, sinister portrait painted by Shakespeare. Her afterword sheds some light into her reasoning, and summarizes her research. The novel begins with Richard's boyhood and holds accounts of the Wars of the Roses, his brother's reign, and his own death.

First sentence: RICHARD did not became frightened until darkness began to settle over the woods.

Year

1982

Language

English

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Editions

5

Pages

944

ISBN

9780312375935

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