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O’BRIEN, Anne

Virgin Widow

Published 2010, Paperback

A novel about Anne Neville from her exile in France, her betrothal to Edward of Lancaster and finally her marriage to Richard of Gloucester.

OLDFIELD, Pamela

The Rich Earth

Published 1980, Paperback

1468-97: John Kendal, son of a Yorkshire cloth merchant, on his way to London to make his fortune as a goldsmith, meets the young Elizabeth being escorted to her wedding with an elderly Devon landowner, the beginning of a saga of heartbreak, trial and triumph.

OLLIE, L. M. 

On the Trail of King Richard III

Published 1998, Paperback

Two friend from Canada plan a trip round Ricardian sites in England to seek out the truth about Richard III but meddling with the supernatural unleashes demonic forces.

OMAN, Carola

Crouchback

Published 1929, Hardback

1460-85: weak-spirited Anne Neville is dominated by ruthless Richard.

ONIONS, Oliver

Arras of Youth

Published 1949, Hardback; 1973, Hardback Reprint

Yorkshire in the 1450s: follows the career of Roger Gandelyn, ex-monk, juggler, haunter of fairs and camps, and spy.

ONIONS, Oliver

Poor Man’s Tapestry

Published 1973, Hardback (Reprint of 1946 edition)

Forest of Dean, 1454-58: prize-winning novel depicting the life of ordinary men and women, including a young goldsmith, a mercer’s daughter and the forest’s miners.

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