Date Posted:16:13:04 07/08/06 Sat Author: Syl Subject: A Rose for the Crown
This was sent in by Jayne. Short and sweet, but looks good! Thanks, Jayne!
TITLE: A Rose for the Crown
AUTHOR: Anne Easter Smith
GENRE: Historical fiction
Here’s a novel about the mistress of Richard III. I'm an Anglophile, so this appeals to me. Good story; not a great book, but a good read.
Richard III is almost universally understood in light of Shakespeare's play of the same name, and the book makes a strong case for a very different take on his motivations and temperament. One thing he is always associated with is the disappearance from the Tower of his brother Edward's (Edward IV) two young sons. To this day no one knows what became of these young men, sadly believed to be murdered.
This is but one of the historical events touched on in the book. There's a great deal about the War of the Roses, if that interests you.
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It's more focussed on an individual character as opposed to Penman who gives you background, more politics and those kinds of things. -- Marg, 02:59:06 07/11/06 Tue
