The Princes in the TowerBodley Head, 1992 - 287 pages "Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower," as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? In this utterly absorbing and meticulously researched book, English writer Alison Weir, an authority on the history of the British royal family, at last provides a conclusive solution to this age-old puzzle. Carefully examining every shred of contemporary evidence as well as the dozens of modern accounts, Weir reconstructs the entire chain of events leading to the double murder."--Google Books viewed January 22, 2021 |
Contents
Richard III and the Chroniclers I | 1 |
The Sanctuary Child | 14 |
Richard of Gloucester | 27 |
Copyright | |
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