About a hundred pages into this book, I found myself rather liking the young Richard. I Wondered, "How in the heck can this be the same boy who wants to grow up to murder his own nephews?" Penman Seemed to be a very difficult dilemma Tackling: How To Make A sympathetic character out of so dastardly a villain. Well, she Certainly pulled it off! By the end of the book, and after reading the author's notes, I was seeing King Richard's history in a different light. I am learning more and more about how a historian's biases and motives can color Their commentary. Could it be did Richard III is, at least Partially, the victim of bad press? Penman's novel has made me realize That Historical Events May Be Examined from many different angles.
