Steve Donoghue’s posts from the original Open Letters Monthly Archives.
The discovery of Richard III's skeleton in 2012 has flushed a number of books about the legendary dark monarch back into print - and none more welcome than this snappy volume by veteran biographer Desmond Seward
Read MoreSarah Gristwood (author of the utterly delightful "Arbella: England's Lost Queen") charts the triumphs and tragedies of the seven key women in the Wars of the Roses
Read MoreHistorian Alison Weir's latest novel features two young heroines, separated by 80 years but united by their fascination with one of history's mysteries: the fate of the Princes in the Tower
Read MoreBest-selling author Philippa Gregory's new novel tells the story of Anne and Isabel Neville, the Wars of the Roses ... and a certain misunderstood bad boy.
Read MoreThis is a place for all of my writing about books.