The Princes In The Tower

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pimlico
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1995
Edition: First Edition

Description: 287 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Re-examining all the evidence in connection with the Princes in the Tower - including that against the Princes uncle, Richard III - the author reconstructs the whole chain of events leading to their murder and reveals how, why and by whose order they died. The author also wrote "Britains Royal Families" and "The Six Wives of Henry VIII". Industry Reviews This book investigates perhaps the most important royal murder mystery of the 15th, or indeed any, century. How did the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother, the Duke of York, meet their end in the Tower of London, and more importantly, who was responsible Richard III has always been the prime suspect, having benefited most from their deaths. Yet doubts remain. Modern scholars have tried to disentangle the true story from the black propaganda put about by the Tudor family after they deposed Richard in 1485, leading to some revisions of the orthodox view. Against the complicated background of dynastic rivalries and conflicts which made up the Wars of the Roses, Alison Weir weighs up the evidence from all the available contemporary sources as well as the judgements of later historians. The cast list in this drama is formidable, but the explanations of who did what to whom and when are clear and concise, providing a real insight into the intricacies of late-15th-century English politics and society. So who does Alison Weir think is responsible That would be telling! (Kirkus UK)

ISBN: 9780712657099