She chose to write Richard's character this way after becoming fascinated with his story and researching his life, both in the US and in the UK, which led her to believe that "his was a classic case of history being rewritten by the victor". In the book, Penman characterizes King Richard III as a good, but misunderstood, ruler. The Sunne in Splendour is about England's Wars of the Roses.
She eventually rewrote the book and by the time the 936-page book was published in 1982 she had spent 12 years writing it, while practicing law at the same time. When the 400-page manuscript was stolen from her car, Penman found herself unable to write for the next five years. She rewrote the manuscript, which was published in 1982.Īs a student, Penman researched and wrote The Sunne in Splendour, which chronicled the life of Richard III. Penman became interested in the subject of Richard III while a student and wrote a manuscript that was stolen from her car. Thus was born the myth of King Richard III, the man who would stop at nothing to gain the throne.įilled with the sights and sounds of battle, the customs and love of daily life, the rigours and dangers of Court politics and the touching concerns of very real men and women, The Sunne in Splendour is a richly coloured tapestry of medieval England.The Sunne in Splendour is a historical novel written by Sharon Kay Penman.
Leaving no heir, his reputation was at the mercy of his successor, and Henry Tudor had too much at stake to risk mercy. The very codes Richard lived by ultimately betrayed him.īut he was betrayed by history too. Above all, he was a man of fierce loyalties, great courage and firm principles, who was ill at ease among the intrigues of Edward's court. He was also a devoted brother, an ardent suitor, a patron of the arts, an indulgent father, a generous friend. Richard, last-born son of the Duke of York, was seven months short of his nineteenth birthday when he bloodied himself at the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury, earning his legendary reputation as a battle commander in the Wars of the Roses, and ending the Lancastrian line of succession.īut Richard was far more than a warrior schooled in combat. This special thirtieth anniversary edition of the bestselling The Sunne in Splendour, features an author's note from Sharon Penman.
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