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The Princes in the Tower

by Alison Weir

First published 1992

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This historical investigation reconstructs the events surrounding Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, after their uncle Richard III assumed the crown in 1483. Weir examines the testimony, chronology, political motives and later discoveries used to explain the princes’ disappearance. The book argues a case from incomplete and partisan evidence while showing why the suspected murder became central to Richard’s reputation and the legitimacy of the Tudor succession.

Historical Periods

Princes in the Tower1483 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Henry VII1457–1509 Elizabeth Woodville1437–1492 Richard III1452–1485 Edward V1470–1483 Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York1473–disappeared 1483

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