To the Tower Born15 reviews
Robin Maxwell

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

A compelling look into an ages-old mystery

+ Enjoyable and Suspenseful

(This review was first published in The Historical Novels Review, Issue 34, November 2005 - ISSN 1471-7492) The disappearance and alleged murder of Edward IV's young sons in the Tower has fueled centuries of speculation, both in fiction and nonfiction. Shakespeare was one of the first dramatists ...
  
  











  



  
The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III144 reviews
Sharon Kay Penman

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Bravo!

+ Great story of Edward IV and Richard III
+ Impressive
+ A Wonderful Read
+ The Sunne in Splendour
  
  











  



  
Richard III: A Royal Enigma (English Monarchs-Treasures from the National Archives)1 review
Sean Cunningham

National Archives & Records Administration, 2003

Richard III in Daily Life

Wonderful depiction of Richard III and his times, daily life. Could have been even more detailed, but I want my kids to read it. Illustrations great.
  
  











  



  
The Daughter of Time136 reviews
Josephine Tey

Touchstone, 1995

WHAT IS TRUTH

+ A brilliant concept
+ Witty, dynamic and uncomplicated

Author Elizabeth MacKintosh, wrote under the pseudonym of Josephine Tey. She died in 1952 but her unique talent continues to entertain and enlighten her readers with her unusual mystery scenarios. With Daughter of Time she invites us to join the team of a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector Alan ...
  
  











  



  
Richard III (Shakespeare, Pelican)18 reviews
William Shakespeare

Penguin Classics, 1959

Devilishly Delightful

+ Shakespeare's Classic Villain
+ This happens to be my favourite historical play.
+ A real bad guy
  
  











  



  
A Rose for the Crown: A Novel44 reviews
Anne Easter Smith

Touchstone, 2006

a rose for the crown

+ not your father's Richard III

Excellent well researched historical fiction. I found it hard to put down and was sorry when it was finished.
  
  











  



  
Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes33 reviews
Bertram Fields

Harper Perennial, 2000

On the balance of probability...

+ A picture is worth a thousand words
+ A completely different perspective on an old mystery

The most contentious mystery of English History. This book is the case for the defence. Superbly written and very compelling, Fields brings to life a more probable account of events than those offered by the numerous anti Ricardian authors such as Alison Weir and even Shakespeare. The simple ...
  
  











  



  
Richard the Third18 reviews
Paul Murray Kendall

W. W. Norton & Company, 1975

The man and the statesman

+ The life of Richard III: The short and violent life of the White Boar who was the last white rose of Yorkist rule over England
+ `Loyaulte me lie'
+ Objective biography of Richard III
+ Bloody brilliant...
  
  











  



  
We Speak No Treason I: The Flowering of the Rose (We Speak No Treason S.)3 reviews
Rosemary Hawley Jarman

Tempus, 2006

Pure magic

+ Great Book, Incredibly Sad Story
+ A favourite

One of my favourite books; I've read it several times in the last ten years and I'm thrilled to see a new edition. Beautiful, haunting, extremely moving. The novel is about the controversial and much vilified 'last Plantagent' Richard III. His story is told successively by three people who ...
  
  











  



  
We Speak No Treason I: The Flowering of the Rose (We Speak No Treason S.)3 reviews
Rosemary Hawley Jarman

Tempus, 2006

Pure magic

+ Great Book, Incredibly Sad Story
+ A favourite

One of my favourite books; I've read it several times in the last ten years and I'm thrilled to see a new edition. Beautiful, haunting, extremely moving. The novel is about the controversial and much vilified 'last Plantagent' Richard III. His story is told successively by three people who ...
  
  











  



  
Richard III (Shakespeare, Pelican)18 reviews
William Shakespeare

Penguin Classics, 1959

Devilishly Delightful

+ Shakespeare's Classic Villain
+ This happens to be my favourite historical play.
+ A real bad guy
  
  











  



  
To the Tower Born15 reviews
Robin Maxwell

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

A compelling look into an ages-old mystery

+ Enjoyable and Suspenseful

(This review was first published in The Historical Novels Review, Issue 34, November 2005 - ISSN 1471-7492) The disappearance and alleged murder of Edward IV's young sons in the Tower has fueled centuries of speculation, both in fiction and nonfiction. Shakespeare was one of the first dramatists ...
  
  











  



  
A Rose for the Crown: A Novel44 reviews
Anne Easter Smith

Touchstone, 2006

a rose for the crown

+ not your father's Richard III

Excellent well researched historical fiction. I found it hard to put down and was sorry when it was finished.
  
  











  



  
Richard the Third18 reviews
Paul Murray Kendall

W. W. Norton & Company, 1975

The man and the statesman

+ The life of Richard III: The short and violent life of the White Boar who was the last white rose of Yorkist rule over England
+ `Loyaulte me lie'
+ Objective biography of Richard III
+ Bloody brilliant...
  
  











  



  
Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes33 reviews
Bertram Fields

Harper Perennial, 2000

On the balance of probability...

+ A picture is worth a thousand words
+ A completely different perspective on an old mystery

The most contentious mystery of English History. This book is the case for the defence. Superbly written and very compelling, Fields brings to life a more probable account of events than those offered by the numerous anti Ricardian authors such as Alison Weir and even Shakespeare. The simple ...
  
  











  



  
The Daughter of Time136 reviews
Josephine Tey

Touchstone, 1995

WHAT IS TRUTH

+ A brilliant concept
+ Witty, dynamic and uncomplicated

Author Elizabeth MacKintosh, wrote under the pseudonym of Josephine Tey. She died in 1952 but her unique talent continues to entertain and enlighten her readers with her unusual mystery scenarios. With Daughter of Time she invites us to join the team of a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector Alan ...
  
  











  



  
Richard III: A Royal Enigma (English Monarchs-Treasures from the National Archives)1 review
Sean Cunningham

National Archives & Records Administration, 2003

Richard III in Daily Life

Wonderful depiction of Richard III and his times, daily life. Could have been even more detailed, but I want my kids to read it. Illustrations great.
  
  











  



  
The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III144 reviews
Sharon Kay Penman

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Bravo!

+ Great story of Edward IV and Richard III
+ Impressive
+ A Wonderful Read
+ The Sunne in Splendour