The Killer of the Princes in the Tower

Autor*innen

• Mei Trow

Parameter

• Belletristik
• Historisches Thema
• Krimi
• Mystery & Thriller
• Sachliteratur

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The disappearance of two boys in the summer of 1483 remains a mystery. Edward, Prince of Wales, nearly thirteen, and his younger brother, Richard of York, nearly ten, found themselves at the center of tumultuous politics following the sudden death of their father, Edward IV. Historical narratives, shaped by biased historians writing for Henry VII, led many to believe the boys were murdered by their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who became King of England in July 1483 while the boys were imprisoned in the Tower of London. After that, they vanished without a trace. Over the centuries, Richard, Henry Tudor, and Henry Stafford have been implicated in their murders, but the evidence is flimsy by modern legal standards. Yet, history often favors Richard of Gloucester as the prime suspect. This book adopts a unique perspective, presenting the investigation as a police procedural that examines historical evidence without bias. It challenges the long-held assumption that the boys were killed for political motives, proposing instead that their deaths may have stemmed from entirely different reasons, and raises the intriguing possibility that the princes in the Tower were not the only victims in this dark chapter of history.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Hardcover