Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death,in sinister circumstances,of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard,Duke of York,is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with profound moral and social consequences,rich in drama,intrigue,treason,scandal and violence. In this gripping book Alison Weir re-examines all the evidence - including that against the Princes'uncle,Richard III,whose body was recently discovered beneath a Leicester car park. She brilliantly reconstructs the whole chain of events leading to their murder and reveals how,why and by whose order they died.Previously published as The Princes in the Tower
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784700041Number of pages: 320Weight: 240 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 26 mm
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Alison Weir has examined all the contemporary and near-contemporary chronicles with care. Her book,lucidly written and well-researched,makes absorbing readingReaders of this book will care as much about two small boys foully done to death as the identity of their murderer... A deeply researched reappraisal
Alison Weir
A popular historian and novelist,British author Alison Weir is the author of non-fiction including Richard III and the Princes in the Tower,Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God,Queen of England,Isabella: She-Wolf of France,Katherine Swynford,Queens of the Conquest and A Tudor Christmas. As a novelist,her works include Innocent Traitor,The Captive Queen,A Dangerous Inheritance and the Six Tudor Queens series. The latest novel in the sequence,Anna of Kleve,Queen of Secrets is published in May 2019.
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