Sharon Kay Penman wrote historical fiction about medieval Britain and Wales, combining dynastic politics with close attention to family relationships and contested succession. The Sunne in Splendour reimagines the life and reign of Richard III, while Here Be Dragons begins the Welsh Princes trilogy with Joanna, daughter of King John, and her marriage to Llywelyn the Great. When Christ and His Saints Slept starts the Plantagenet series around the civil war between Stephen and Matilda, leading into later books about Henry II and his family. Penman's novels are long, detailed and politically complex, with large casts and careful chronology. The Sunne in Splendour is the strongest standalone entry for Wars of the Roses readers, while Here Be Dragons suits those interested in medieval Wales and dynastic marriage. Read more Less
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