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JAMES, G. P. R.

Dark Scenes of History

Published 1852, Hardback

Tales from history, including the story of Perkin Warbeck.

JAMES, G. P. R. 

Mary of Burgundy or The Revolt of Ghent

Published – undated but probably circa 1830s, and printed in very small type.

Set in Flanders, mainly in the 1470s, the two main characters are Mary, the daughter of Charles the Bold, and Albert Maurice, leader of the citizens of Ghent.

JARMAN, Rosemary Hawley

Crown in the Candlelight

Published 1978, Hardback; 1979, Paperback

Story of Katherine of Valois and her love for Henry V and later for Owen Tudor.

JARMAN, Rosemary Hawley

The King’s Grey Mare

Published 1973, Hardback; 1975, Paperback

1452-92: Elizabeth Woodville, hardened by the death of her first husband devotes herself to the advancement of her family.

JARMAN, Rosemary Hawley

We Speak No Treason

Published 1971, Hardback; 1972, Paperback

Deeply felt account of Richard’s life revealed through the narratives of the Maiden who loved him, Patch the Court Fool and the Man of Keen Sight who served him.

JARMAN, Rosemary Hawley

The Courts of Illusion 

Published 1983, Hardback; 1984, Paperback

Sequel to We Speak No Treason: the son of the Man of Keen Sight joins Perkin Warbeck’s ill-fated attempt to gain the crown.

JEFFERIS, Barbara

Beloved Lady

Published 1956, Hardback; 1972, Hardback Reprint

Love story of Margery Paston and her father’s bailiff.

JOHNSON, Wendy

The Traitor’s Son

Published 2024, Paperback

1461 and Richard, Duke of York has been slain and branded a traitor. For his eight-year-old son, Richard, England has become a dangerous place. Enter Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, a filial bond forms between them but when treachery tears their world apart Richard must choose between his brother Edward IV or the father figure who has shaped his life.

JONES, Cherry Calvert

Proud Cis

Published 1980, Hardback

Story of twins born to Lady Eleanor Butler and Edward IV, and their involvement with the fate of the Princes; unusual touches of humour.

Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f. 7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library,