Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821. Set in 1575, it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle by the Earl of Leicester, who is complicit in the murder of his wife Amy Robsart at Cumnor. The novel was another huge success for Scott, who at this stage was still publishing anonymously, and was adapted for plays and several operas over the rest of the 19th century. Despite taking serious liberties with the known facts, its account has dominated understanding of the real events it recounts.
Adaptations (1)
Kenilworth was adapted into a television series.