The Sunne in Splendour

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Those who know Richard III from Shakespeare will find that Sharon Kay Penman presents a contrasting view of the English monarch . . . He's an altogether nice man, a romantic hero as suitable to our late twentieth-century standards . . . as he was to those of medieval England . . . There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing; it makes for a good story." The Sunne in Splendour, a novel about Richard III of England is one of the most popular books on the Historical Novel Society's list of best historical novels. In 1996, following the success of When Christ and His Saints Slept (which dealt with the Anarchy and the early career of King Henry II of England), Penman ventured into the historical whodunnit with four mysteries set in the court of Eleanor of Aquitaine during the reign of Richard I. The mysteries did not enjoy the same success as her "straight" historical novels, Penman received her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, she majored in history, and also received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Rutgers University School of Law, and later worked as a tax lawyer. Richard's is his poor judge of character, causing him to trust certain people he really ought not. As he all but publicly admits before the final battle, had he taken a firmer, more lethal hand with proven traitors and the disloyal, he would not have arrived at the final hour in such a weak position.

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Will Hastings is a bit of a deconstruction, having been Edward's closest friend and partner in debauchery, but despite the great loyalty and love Will had for Edward, he ultimately did not serve him well, performing poorly as a battle commander and, in Richard's view, leading Edward into an early grave through their shared excesses and degenerate living. Anne Neville had fallen in love with Richard when they were both mere children. And he returned her love with an all-consuming passion that was to last a lifetime, enduring forced separation, a brutal marriage, and murderous loss. She was the daughter of his father’s closest ally who was now his brother’s worst enemy and she became an innocent pawn in a deadly game of power politics. That game was to inflict wounds of the soul that only Richard’s patient tenderness could heal. The Sunne in Splendour is the story of Richard’s fight to win her and to heal her. The sun as a charge Sun of May as depicted on the flag of Argentina Great Seal of Richard I of England (1198). Richard is depicted as seated between a crescent and a "Sun full radiant" [1]

She Is All Grown Up: Richard noticed the changes in Anne after the Battle of Tewkesbury. They hadn't seen each other for nineteen months and he saw that she grew taller and developed curves. Later Edward IV noticed it too on her wedding day. This special thirtieth anniversary edition of the bestselling The Sunne in Splendour, features an author's note from Sharon Penman. Spare to the Throne: Prior to the birth of Edward IV's sons, George is his heir and becomes obsessively jealous and covetous of the throne. Richard is loyal to Edward, though the prospect of a boy king controlled by his enemies the Woodvilles and proof of Edward IV's bigamy, causes him to seize the throne. an Ostrich feather erect Argent with a small scroll across the lower part of the quill inscribed "Ich dien" Decadent Court: Edward's court has lots of feasting, and when his wife is not looking, plenty of womanizing.

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He was no longer drowning in fear; the wave was receding. In its wake, he felt shame burn his face and was grateful that none had been there to witness his flight. He thought himself to be too old to yield so easily to panic for, in just eight days’ time, he would be seven years old. He rolled clear of the bushes and sat up. After a moment’s deliberation, he retreated to the shelter of a lightning-scarred beech. Bracing himself against the trunk, he settled down to wait for Ned to find him. Nobody Likes a Tattletale: Early in the book, Richard earns Ned's respect when he doesn't snitch on Edward for hooking up with Joan. Edward brings this up years later, when they are exiled in Burgundy. Later in the book, Richard stays loyal to Edward, serves as The Lancer and becomes one of the only people Edward truly trusts. Meanwhile, George keeps foolishly thinking he can get the better of Edward, which eventually leads to his death.

The Sunne in Splendour covers 33 years, from 1459 to 1492, focusing on the Wars of the Roses and in particular Richard III, whom Penman depicts as a heroic character, vilified after his death by political enemies. for branloaf Fandoms: Henry VI Part 3 - Shakespeare, Henry VI - Shakespeare, The White Queen (TV), The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Kay Penman, 15th Century CE RPF, 16th Century CE RPF A Child Shall Lead Them: The major cause of all the strife. Richard II was deposed after being a Royal Brat, and then after being made a king as a baby, Henry VI turns out to be Royally Screwed Up and a Puppet King. It's no wonder that when faced with another boy king, and one in the control of the corrupt Woodvilles, that Richard's friends and enemies alike encourage him to act on Stillington's information.Caught in that vicious power struggle history has called The Wars of the Roses, Richard was raised in the shadow of his resplendent brother Edward. At nineteen and against all odds, Edward defeated the Lancastrian forces and claimed the throne for York. Headstrong, charming, and regally handsome, Edward was as famous for his sensual appetites as for his unfailing preference for the expedient over the correct. Despairing of his brother’s follies, Richard nonetheless served him faithfully: through battle and exile, in war and in peace, despite the scandal of Edward’s Court and the malice of his Queen. And he was rewarded with honors and lands, with titles and royal commissions, with, above all, affection and trust. Only one thing did Edward deny his favorite brother: the right to wed the woman he adored. Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Edmund, whose early death sets the tone for the novel. Anne, whose tragic decline and death marks the beginning of the end for Richard. Fill for Flash Bang 2021] Language: English Words: 787 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Comments: 8 Kudos: 18 Bookmarks: 4 Hits: 336 I am very grateful to Richard, for he launched my writing career and saved me from a lifetime practicing tax law. I am very grateful, too, to Macmillan, my British publisher, for deciding to re-issue Sunne in a hardcover edition. Few books ever get a rebirth like this, one that has enabled me to correct the typographical errors that infiltrated the original British hardcover edition of Sunne and to rectify my own mistakes that came to light after Sunne’s publication, the most infamous being a time-traveling little grey squirrel. In this new edition, I have also made some changes to the dialogue. Sunne was my first novel and was therefore a learning experience. In subsequent novels, I came to see that in attempting to portray medieval speech, less is more.

Big, Screwed-Up Family: The Plantagenet-Yorks and their Neville cousins sure do count as one, what with the adultery, Malicious Slander, betrayal and full-on treason. Poor Cecily does try to keep the family together, but it doesn't go well.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. Soon after Richard is crowned, both his son, Edward, and Anne, die. After two years as king, he faces his greatest challenge from an army of French mercenaries led by Henry Tudor, the future King Henry VII. At Bosworth, Richard is betrayed by two of his nobles, and left in a perilous situation. Richard himself is killed a few feet from Henry. The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him---especially in the hands of a dedicated historian." -- The San Diego Union Secondary Character Title: The Sunne In Splendour refers to Edward IV, and is his emblem, rather than the novel's protagonist, Richard.