There is a masked rapist, an assassin, political machinations, chases, fights, scandal - and romance. This magnificent retelling of his life is ?lled with all of the sights and sounds of battle, the customs and lore of the ?fteenth century, the rigors of court politics, and the passions and prejudices of royalty. 'This is one of the most exciting, and satisfying, reads that I have immersed myself in for a long time. Can you help donate a copy If you own this book, you can mailit to our address below. ×Close Hooray Youve discovered a title thats missing from our library. Loyal to his friends and passionately in love with the one woman who was denied him, Richard emerges as a gifted man far more sinned against than sinning. by Sharon Kay Penman 0Ratings 8 Want to read 0 Currently reading 3 Have read Donate this book to the Internet Archivelibrary. In this beautifully rendered modern classic, Sharon Kay Penman redeems Richard III-vilified as the bitter, twisted, scheming hunchback who murdered his nephews, the princes in the Tower-from his maligned place in history with a dazzling combination of research and storytelling.īorn into the treacherous courts of fifteenth-century England, in the midst of what history has called The War of the Roses, Richard was raised in the shadow of his charismatic brother, King Edward IV. A glorious novel of the controversial Richard III-a monarch betrayed in life by his allies and betrayed in death by history
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