The Sunne in Splendour
Author: Sharon Kay Penman
He was the last-born son of the Duke of York. He would become the last Plantagenet King of England. He is perhaps the most controversial monarch ever to rule that island nation. Certainly the most vilified. He was Richard III.,,The Sunne in Splendour reverberates with the sound of truth as it re-creates the life of this most complex and compelling man.,,Five hundred years aft….Read More
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