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  • Published: 1 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446449196
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
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The Princes In The Tower



Alison Weir investigates one of the most enduring murder mysteries in English history - the death of the lost Princes in the tower, nephews of Richard III, whose body has recently been discovered.

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.

  • Published: 1 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446449196
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
Categories:

About the author

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession. She is an Honorary Life Patron of Historic Royal Palaces and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She lives and works in Surrey.

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Praise for The Princes In The Tower

Absorbing.

Sunday Times

The mystery of the Princes in the Tower is a cause of outrage as well as a whodunnit-a deeply researched appraisal.

Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph

Alison Weir has examined all the contemporary and near-contemporary chronicles with care - Her book, lucidly written and well-researched, makes absorbing reading.

Christopher Hibbert, Sunday Times