Looking for more novels set during the Wars of the Roses/ Plantagenets

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I've just finished all the Philippa Gregory Cousins' Wars books and I'd like to read more on this period. Any recommendations?

Ooh, Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time. It's about whether Richard II killed the Princes in the Tower.

That sounds good, thank you!

Sharon Penman The Sunne in Splendour is a big juicy read about the House of York and Richard III.

Have a look at Conn Iggulden's Wars of the Roses series, starts with Stormbird.
Also Alison Weir has written a lot about the period, and she is very readable.

Definitely The Sunne In Splendour - fantastic book and covers the whole War of The Roses thing in great detail.

Katherine, by Anya Seton. It's my favourite book of all time.

Thanks for these recommendations, I've been wondering about Sharon Penman and Alison Weir but wasn't sure where to start as they seem both quite prolific

Place marking.... 🥂

This a fabulous book.

This looks great, that relationship is so important to what happens next and I've found it to be a bit glossed over by history books, at least the books I've read so far

IMO Alison Weir is a better non-fiction than fiction writer.

It’s a little later in history, but The Lady in the Tower (NF) where she examines the evidence for Anne Boleyn being adulterous or not is very good.

I keep meaning to read this. My dad used to live in a house where Katherine had lived and apparently the book talks about her sitting at the window looking out and I spent many a happy time sat looking out that window. Wish I'd taken photos of the house inside, it was amazing and I see a lot of photos on the internet of the outside and people saying they wish they knew what it looked like inside.

Thanks, I'm always up for some Tudor reading too! I've read quite a bit on the Tudors over the years and been through Mantel a couple of times, Shardlake, all the usuals. A good Anne Boleyn book is always welcome!

Sunne in Splendour is amazing. I was thinking I need a re-read. Covers the whole Wars of the Roses.

Wow what a great connection!

It sounds fantastic

Jean Plaidy is classic and a great writer of historical fiction. Also Margaret George.

Agree about Sunne in Soendour. Alison Weir has also written a non fiction book on Katherine Swynford. Historically agreed a very important relationship which obviously wasn’t realised at the time!

Yes exactly!

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Morland dynasty series (37 big books!) starts about then or before. I think the first book is called The Founding.
I loved them all, the series goes through to second world war so far.
Set in Yorkshire.

Cecily

Definitely Sharon Penman, also recommend Elizabeth Chadwick's books

Thanks for the Alison Weir recommendation. I’m really enjoying her non-fiction book Lancaster & York & learning quite a bit too, having only read the Philippa Gregory books previously.

I’ve just got to the bit where Edward’s announced his marriage and it’s ruined his relationship with Warwick.

It’s making me wonder what would have happened if Edward had married Bona of Savoy instead, secured the alliance with France and kept Warwick on side.

Definitely Cecily and the follow on The King’s Mother!

I enjoy Alison Weir books too.

Came on to say Cecily. Just finished the sequel yesterday and it didn’t disappoint.