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To the Tower Born 15 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 ...
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The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III 144 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
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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.
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The Daughter of Time 136 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 ...
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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
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A Rose for the Crown: A Novel 44 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.
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Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes 33 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 ...
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Richard the Third 18 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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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To the Tower Born 15 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 ...
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A Rose for the Crown: A Novel 44 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.
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Richard the Third 18 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...
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Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes 33 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 ...
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The Daughter of Time 136 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 ...
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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.
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The Sunne In Splendour: A Novel of Richard III 144 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
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