The Survival of the Princes in the Tower

by Matthew Lewis
The Survival of the Princes in the Tower
Author: Matthew Lewis
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750985283
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The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects, Matthew Lewis examines the motives and opportunities afresh, as well as asking a crucial but often overlooked question: what if there was no murder? What if Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, survived their uncle's reign and even that of their brother-in-law Henry VII? In this new and updated edition, compelling evidence is presented to suggest the Princes survived, which is considered alongside the possibility of their deaths to provide a rounded and complete assessment of the most fascinating mystery in history.

The Princes in the Tower

by Josephine Wilkinson
The Princes in the Tower
Author: Josephine Wilkinson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445619849
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Did Richard III Murder His Nephews, Edward V & Richard of York? Huge interest in Richard III at the moment with the discovery of his skeleton and also with his historical rehabilitation

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

by Gerald Prenderghast
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
Author: Gerald Prenderghast
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2017-06-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476625905
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The fate of Richard III's two nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, who disappeared after his coronation in 1483, has remained controversial centuries after Thomas More's history and Shakespeare's play laid the blame on their conniving uncle. Some later writers, unconvinced of the king's guilt, have tried (with little success) to portray him as an innocent victim of Tudor propaganda, pointing instead to a number of unlikely culprits, including Henry Tudor and the Duke of Buckingham. This book sifts through the available evidence about the fate of the two boys. The author examines the facts, discusses who may or may not have had information and offers a reasoned solution to the question, What really happened to the two princes?

The Princes In The Tower

by Alison Weir
The Princes In The Tower
Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 144644919X
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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.

The Princes in the Tower

by Elizabeth Jenkins
The Princes in the Tower
Author: Elizabeth Jenkins
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781842125151
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The spectacle of the cruel, hunchbacked king, Richard III, ending once and for all the menacing existence of his brother's two sons by committing an abhorrent crime is one of the most fearful and enduring moments in English history. Elizabeth Jenkins does not pretend that Richard was innocent of the murder of the two young princes but she presents the crime more as a serious blunder than the action of a thorough-paced criminal, and thus all the more alarming. Paying scrupulous attention to the period, Elizabeth Jenkins assesses the influence of the savage struggle of York and Lancaster for the crown, the fatal breach in the family bond caused by Edward IV's execution of his brother, the Duke of Clarence, and the wide-spread unpopularity of his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. In 1674 Charles II gave orders that workmen at the Tower of London should clear the White Tower of "all contiguous buildings". When they demolished the external staircase they found, under the bottom stair, at a depth of ten feet, a wooden chest. In it were the skeletons of two children, aged 12 and 10.

A Murderous Relation

by Deanna Raybourn
A Murderous Relation
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451490762
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A royal scandal’s connection to a brutal serial killer threatens London in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from New York Times bestselling and Edgar® Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Autumn 1888. Veronica Speedwell and her colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to stop a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. Prince Albert Victor is a regular visitor to the most exclusive private club in London, and the proprietress, Madame Aurore, has received an expensive gift that can be traced back to the prince. Lady Wellie would like Veronica and Stoker to retrieve it from the club before scandal can break. Worse yet, London is being terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history, Jack the Ripper—and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible. Veronica and Stoker reluctantly agree to go undercover at Madame Auroreʼs high-class brothel, where a body soon turns up. Secrets are swirling around Veronica and the royal family—and it is up to Veronica and Stoker to find the truth, before it is too late for all of them.

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

by A.J. Pollard
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
Author: A.J. Pollard
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2024-04-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1803996382
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A look at the original sources and depictions that have informed our view of Richard III through history

Elizabeth Woodville

by David Baldwin
Elizabeth Woodville
Author: David Baldwin
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2011-08-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0752468979
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Elizabeth Woodville is undoubtedly a historical character whose life no novelist would ever have dared invent. She has been portrayed as an enchantress; as an unprincipled advancer of her family's fortunes and a plucky but pitiful queen in Shakespeare's histories. She has been alternatively championed and vilified by her contemporaries and five centuries of historians, dramatists and novelists, but what was she really life? In this revealing account of Elizabeth's life David Baldwin sets out to tell the story of this complex and intriguing woman. Was she the malign influence many of her critics held her to be? Was she a sorceress who bewitched Edward IV? What was the fate of her two sons, the 'Princes in the Tower'? What did she, of all people, think had become of them, and why did Richard III mount a campaign of vilification against her? David Baldwin traces Elizabeth's career and her influence on the major events of her husband Edward IV's reign, and in doing so he brings to life the personal and domestic politics of Yorkist England and the elaborate ritual of court life.

Edward V

by Michael A. Hicks
Edward V
Author: Michael A. Hicks
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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Edward V The Prince in the Tower