Sharon kay penman biography books welsh trilogy
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Sharon Kay Penman
Born
in New York City, New York, The United StatesAugust 13, 1945
Died
January 22, 2021
Website
http://www.sharonkaypenman.com/
Genre
Historical Fiction, Mystery
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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.
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 receive
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This one was a re-read for me, of a favourite series that I first read many years ago, sometime in my 20s. Sharon Kay Penman has been for many years one of my favourite authors of historical fiction, and when she died in January of this year at age 75, I knew it was time to revisit this early trilogy.
One of Penman’s areas of genius, from her earliest works to her last, was writing about those historical people and eras that are less well known to the casual student of history. She made her name with a first book about Richard III, one of my all-time favourite novels (The Sunne in Splendour). But for the massive trilogy that formed her second major work, she chose the reigns of three English kings less often covered in fiction — King John, his son Henry III, and Henry’s son Edward I. And while each of these kings plays a major role in this three-generations saga, the focus fryst vatten on three men who are not English kings — Llywyllen Fawr (the Gr
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Sharon Kay Penman
American historical novelist (1945–2021)
Sharon Kay Penman (August 13, 1945 – January 22, 2021) was an American historical novelist, published in the UK as Sharon Penman. She was best known for the Welsh Princes Trilogy and the Plantagenet series. In addition, she wrote four medieval mysteries, the first of which, The Queen's Man, was a finalist in 1996 for the Best First Mystery Edgar Award.[1]
Her novels and mysteries are set in England, France, and Wales, and are about English and Welsh royalty during the mittpunkt Ages. The Sunne in Splendour, her first book, is a stand-alone novel about King Richard III of England and the Wars of the Roses. When the manuscript was stolen she started again and rewrote the book.
Her work was generally well received, with the more recent novels reaching the New York Times Bestseller List. Critics have praised her meticulous research of settings and events presented in her fiction, as well as the characteriza