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MacLACHLAN, Donald

The Adventure of the Bloody Tower

Published 2012, Paperback

For the very first time since he’d met Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John R. Watson had been let down by him. As a result, Dr Watson finds himself forced to accept in 1883 a tricky challenge to investigate the facts and fictions surrounding Richard III. He visits the Tower of London and interviews James Gairdner and Clement Markham in his search for the truth.

 

MacLEOD, Karen

The Warbeck Trilogy

Published 2015, Paperback

In 1544 John White, Warden of Winchester College, finds a mysterious fair haired boy with head injuries and memory loss in a Hampshire ditch. Given the name Jan, when his memory returns the boy conceals his real name – Richard Warbeck – grandson of Perkin Warbeck.

Book 1

Doubtful Blood

1544-48: As his memory returns Jan hides a dangerous secret concerning his birth and witnesses the tragic impact of the reformation in the College.

 

Book 2

Counterfeit

1554: Jan, who has been working as a menial in the north to hide his identity, is among a group of Lord Paget’s servants ordered to Winchester to help in the kitchens at Queen Mary’s marriage to Philip of Spain.

 

Book 3

Thorn Maker

1559: Elizabeth I has succeeded her half-sister on the English throne. Considered illegitimate by Catholics, she fights Mary’s bishops for control of the Church. Her main opponent is Bishop John White. Jan must fight for his life and White’s.

 

McChesney, Dora G.

The Confession of Richard Plantagenet

Published 1913, Hardback

1471-85: saint like Richard commits the traditional crimes.

 

McDonald, Eva

Cry Treason Thrice

Published 1977, Hardback

1464-86: love story of Richard III’s tilting master and a lady in waiting to Anne Neville.

 

McNeer, Mary

Waif Maid

Published 1930, Hardback

Early 16th century Germany: girl accused of witchcraft is befriended by travelling musicians.

 

MAIDEN, Cecil

The Borrowed Crown

Published 1973, Hardback

Children’s story of Lambert Simnel.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Battlefield of Hearts

Published 1991, Paperback

1471: the heroine runs away from home to escape an arranged marriage, but runs into the aftermath of the Battle of Tewkesbury and the arms of Sir Dominic Allard, one of Richard’s household knights.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

My Lord Enemy

Published 1983, Hardback

1470-71: Lancastrian bride abducted by Yorkist bridegroom and exiled with Yorkists in Burgundy; hatred turns to love.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Pawns of Power

Published 1972, Hardback

Late 1460s to 1472: Anne Neville and one of her ladies are used as pawns in their ambitious fathers’ plans.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Reluctant Rebel

Published 1993, Paperback

1486-87: Isabel hopes life can return to normal when her father survives Bosworth, but then the family is drawn into the Yorkist resistance leading to the Battle of Stoke, and she has to choose between her Lancastrian suitor and Sir Adam, a supporter of Lovell and Lincoln.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Stolen Heiress

Published 1996, Hardback

1461: a story of revenge and romance – Lancastrian Clare Hoyland is forced into marriage with Yorkist Robert Devane and travels to London and Bruges, where she meets the younger members of the York family including Richard; all ends happily.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Crown Hostage

Published 1994, Hardback (Large print); 1994, Paperback

Romance between Margaret Rushton of Northamptonshire and Sir Guy Jarvis, a young man in the service of Richard of Gloucester. They meet in the turmoil of Edward IV’s unexpected death.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

King’s Pawn

Published 1996, Hardback; 1996, Paperback

1484-85: Martyn, Earl of Wroxeter is a faithful supporter of Richard III and is expected to accept as his wife a girl from the Welsh borders in an attempt to bind her family to York. As Henry Tudor plots his invasion their love story unfolds.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Dragon’s Court

Published 1998, Paperback

1499: Anne Jarvis, daughter of a Yorkist supporter, goes to London to become one of Elizabeth of York’s ladies in waiting. She is hoping for a suitable marriage, though her heart is given to Richard Allard, who also comes from a Yorkist family.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

The Traitor’s Daughter

Published 2001, Paperback

Set in the reign of Henry VII, the daughter of a Yorkist supporter visits her dying grandfather in Wales.

 

MAKEPEACE, Joanna

Her Guardian Knight

Published 2003, Paperback

Rosamund Kinnersley’s father has died fighting for the Lancastrians and now the enemy knight Sir Simon Caudwell, who she first met on the battlefield at Tewkesbury, is to become her guardian.

 

MARCHANT, Alex

The Order of the White Boar

Published 2017, Paperback

This is a book for children aged from 10 years upwards. Matthew Wansford aged 12 has always longed to be a knight. His chance comes when in 1482 he is sent to serve the King’s brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. He makes steadfast friends with whom he founds a secret knightly fellowship, the Order of the White Boar, and they swear an oath of lifelong loyalty to each other and their good lord Duke Richard.

 

MARCHANT, Alex

The King’s Man

Published 2018, Paperback

This is the second book in the Order of the White Boar series of books for children aged 10 years and upwards. It is April 1483 and the death of Edward IV has turned the life of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, upside down and with it also the life of Matthew Wansford. As he rides south with the Duke to meet the new boy king Edward V danger and intrigue lie in wait. As the year of the Three Kings unfolds and plots, rebellions and rumours abound. Matt must decide where his loyalties lie. Can Matt and his friends in the Order of the White Boar heed their king’s call on the day of his greatest need?

 

MARCHANT, Alex

Grant me the Carving of my Name

Published 2018, Paperback

This is a collection of fifteen short stories inspired by Richard III and edited by Alex Marchant. With a forward by Philippa Langley.

 

MARCHANT, Alex

Right Trusty and Well Beloved

Published 2019, Paperback

The second edition of short stories inspired by Richard III and edited by Alex Marchant. With a forward by Philippa Langley.

 

MARCHANT, Alex

King in Waiting

Published 2021, Paperback

Book 3 in the children’s series The Order of the White Boar.

King Richard has been betrayed and killed. Henry Tudor sits uneasily on the throne. Richard’s loyal friend Francis Lovell plots revenge. Alys Langdown, a ward of the Queen, awaits an unknown fate. Ever loyal Matthew Wansford serves his new master, Edward Plantagenet, true King of England. From exile in Flanders to an uncertain welcome across the sea what challenges lie ahead for the order of the White Boar.

 

MARCHANT, Alex

Sons of York

Published 2022, Paperback

Book 3 in the children’s series The Order of the White Boar.

Crowned in Dublin, King Edward Plantagenet sees to reclaim his throne but who will believe this missing prince has returned? Matthew Wansford and the Order of the White Boar know the truth but can they rally the people to his cause?

 

MARCHANT, Alex (Editor)

A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince: A collection of short fiction inspired by Richard III

Published: 2022

A Collection of short stories by international authors inspired by all aspects of King Richard III. Strip away the Tudor propaganda and what will you discover? The valiant knight? The generous master? The even-handed lawgiver? The anxious boy? The gentle uncle? The fond lover? All these faces can be found here.

 

MARIANI, Scott

The Tudor Deception

Published 2023, Paperback

Ben Hope, recently retired from the military, is living in Ireland using his SAS skills to rescue missing children. Asked to take on a case of 2 boys who disappeared centuries ago he walks away little realising he’s lit a fuse that will not only destroy the life of someone he cares about but also lead to a journey that proves old secrets come with a very modern price.

 

MARTIN, K. E.

The Beaulieu Vanishing

Published 2015, Paperback

May 1473, Edward IV knows his enemies are trying to bring about his downfall. In this uncertain climate Richard of Gloucester dispatches Francis Cranley and Sir James Tyrell on a mission to bring his mother-in-law, the Countess of Warwick, from sanctuary at Beaulieu Abbey, where she has lived since her husband’s death at Barnet. The king has now granted her permission for her to live at Middleham Castle and Cranley and Tyrell must bring her safely home.

 

MARTORELL, Joanot & GALBA, Marti Joan de

Tirant Lo Blanc

Published originally 1490, 1985, Paperback Reprint

Translated from Catalan, with a foreword by David H. Rosenthal. Rambling romance of chivalry, courtship and war.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

Moonlight and Shadow

Published 2002, Paperback

1483: Heloise Ballaster, lady in waiting to Anne Neville, and Sir Miles Rushden, friend and advisor to the Duke of Buckingham, are about to be ensnared in personal and political conflict.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

The Silver Bride

Published 2002, Paperback

The original Australian published edition of Moonlight & Shadow.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

The Maiden and the Unicorn

Published 1999, Paperback

1470: Margery, a ward of Warwick the Kingmaker, is sent on a mission to France by Edward IV where she meets Sir Richard Huddleston, who may be one of the king’s most dangerous enemies.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

The Devil in Ermine

Published 2012, Paperback

1483: England has a new king – a boy – but who will rule the kingdom until he comes of age? The Duke of Buckingham must choose whether to support the king’s mother or back his cousin Richard Duke of Gloucester. Whatever he decides will make him a traitor to someone. Meanwhile, with royal blood in his veins, he ha his own dreams.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

Mistress to the Crown

Published 2013, Paperback

Elizabeth Lambard (also known as Jane Shore) saw an opportunity to separate herself from her husband when Lord Hastings came into her husband’s shop. But she did not foresee where this would lead.

 

MARTYN, Isolde

The Golden Widows

Published 2014, Paperback

The story of two powerful women, one Yorkist one Lancastrian both widowed in 1461. Kate Neville, sister to the Earl of Warwick is under pressure from her family to marry again, preferably William, Lord Hastings, the new king’s chamberlain. Kate is refusing as he is a womanizer. Elizabeth Woodville finds herself penniless when her husband is killed fighting for the Lancastrians and his estates are seized by Yorkists. In desperation to restore her sons’ inheritance she finds herself kneeling before her enemy but winning his heart. In the precarious peace of bloody civil war can love heal wounds and reunite families?

 

MAXWELL, Robin

To the Tower Born

Published 2005, Hardback

The story of what happened to the ‘Princes in the Tower’ this time seen through the eyes of Nell Caxton, only daughter of William Caxton, and her friend Bessie daughter of Edward IV and sister to the princes.

 

MENNIM, Eleanor

Anne Neville, Queen of England

Published 199, Paperback

1456-85: this is a mixture of biography and fiction, including imaginary descriptions and conversations. It also includes maps, photographs and family trees.

 

MIALL, Wendy

John of Gloucester

Published 1968, Hardback

Story of John of Gloucester, illegitimate son of Richard III.

 

MIALL, Wendy

The Playing Card Queen

Published 1970, Hardback

1487-1503: story of Elizabeth of York’s marriage to Henry Tudor.

 

MICHAEL, Livi

Succession

Published 2014, Hardback

Two remarkable women cunningly pull the strings of succession during the Wars of the Roses. Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort.

 

MICHAEL, Livi

Rebellion

Published 2015, Paperback

In 1462 and Margaret of Anjou is in exile with her son Prince Edward, how will she return Henry VI to the throne and ensure Edward’s inheritance? Margaret Beaufort separated from her infant son Henry, sees the unrest surrounding the Lancastrian defeat as her chance to finally get him back.

 

MICHAEL, Livi

Accession

Published 2016, Paperback

The final novel in this Wars of the Roses trilogy. Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort have given everything to their sons’ battle for the accession. What next for Margaret of Anjou her son killed and herself imprisoned? Margaret Beaufort’s quest to see her son crowned seems even further out of reach. Will she live to see Richard III deposed and her son finally on the throne?

 

MORGAN, Denise

Trilogy about Ralph de Giret

Second Son

Published 1980, Hardback

1449-54: first episode of the story of the ambitious and unscrupulous Ralph, who contracts an advantageous but unhappy marriage and becomes an agent of the Earl of Warwick.

 

Kingmaker’s Knight

Published 1981, Hardback

1452-64: Ralph is now a knight in the household of the Earl of Warwick; his second marriage runs a stormy course and his wife Ursula also becomes involved in the Earl’s intrigues.

 

Sons and Roses

Published 1981, Hardback

1464-77: Ralph discovers how Warwick has been using him and leaves his service; the seeds of hatred sown in his disastrous first marriage bear fruit as his children grow up.

 

MORGAN, Denise

The House in Knightrider Street

Published 1982, Hardback

Linked to the Ralph de Giret trilogy, the story of Jeanne, a penniless orphan, and how she survives in mid-15th century London.

 

MORGAN, Terence

The Master of Bruges

Published 2010, Hardback; 2011, Paperback

Hans Memling finds himself at the heart of the Burgundian Court and paints the Duchesse Marie obsessively.

 

MORGAN, Terence

Shadow Prince

Published 2012, Paperback

Perkin Warbeck is the son of a port official in Tournai. He loves singing in the cathedral choir. But Perkin has a secret, his real name is Richard, Prince of England.

 

MORPURGO, Michael

The Fox and the Ghost King

Published 2016, Hardback

This is a novel for children aged between 8-10 years. In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football. But their favourite team keeps losing and it seems like things will never look up. That is until Daddy Fox find the ghost buried under a carpark. A king who wishes only to be free.

 

MOUNT, Toni

The Colour of Poison

Published 2016, Paperback

The narrow, stinking streets of medieval London can be a dark place. Burglary, arson, kidnapping and murder are every day events. Here Seb, a talented but crippled artist, is drawn into a web of lies to save his handsome brother from the hangman’s rope.

 

MOUNT, Toni

The Colour of Murder

Published 2017, Paperback

This is the fifth Sebastian Foxley Mystery. London is not safe for princes or commoners. In February 1478 a wealthy merchant is killed by an intruder and a royal duke dies in the Tower. With foul deeds afoot in the king’s court, Seb Foxley finds himself in the darkest of places fleeing for his life.

 

MUSGRAVE, Agnes

Cicely; or The Rose of Raby

Published 1859, Hardback

Memoirs of Cicely Neville – but Victorian romance, not 15th century history.

(Sorry, because if its rarity this book cannot be sent by post but can be borrowed if it is collected and returned in person).

 

 

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