The Princes in the Tower - by Alison Weir (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1992.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain two of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower," as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? Carefully examining every shred of contemporary evidence as well as dozens of modern accounts, Alison Weir reconstructs the entire chain of events leading to the double murder. We are witnesses to the rivalry, ambition, intrigue, and struggle for power that culminated in the imprisonment of the princes and the hushed-up murders that secured Richard's claim to the throne as Richard III. A masterpiece of historical research and a riveting story of conspiracy and deception, <i>The Princes in the Tower</i> at last provides a solution to this age-old puzzle. <p/></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>1espite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower," as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely?<P>In this utterly absorbing and meticulously researched book, English writer Alison Weir, an authority on the history of the British royal family, at last provides a conclusive solution to this age-old puzzle. Carefully examining every shred of contemporary evidence as well as the dozens of modern accounts, Weir reconstructs the entire chain of events leading to the double murder.<P>In The Princes in the Tower we are witnesses to the tumultuous reign of Edward IV, the princes' powerful, handsome, promiscuous father. We see the unfolding rivalry between the Wydvilles, the common family of Edward's shrewd queen, and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, his ambitious brother. Finally we are swept up in the vortex of intrigue that followed Edward's death - the naming of his twelve-year-old son Edward as heir; Richard's swift arrival in London and his lightning strike for power; the imprisonment of the princes in the Tower of London; and the hushed-up murders that secured Richard's claim to the throne as Richard III.<P>Weir considers in turn each of the prime suspects in the murder: the grasping, conspiratorial Duke of Buckingham; the shadowy Sir James Tyrell, Richard's trusted retainer; the possibility that the boys may have died of natural causes; and of course, Richard III himself, a complex man of charm and intelligence twisted by a ruthless ambition for power.<P>More than an historical murder mystery, The Princes in the Tower is a richly detailed tapestry of English court life in the late fifteenth century - the bitter rivalries that exploded in the Wars of the Roses; the splendor and corruption of the royal family; the violence and treachery that coexisted with exquisite beauty and refinement. At the very center of that tapestry is the tragic image of two pale, innocent, bewildered boys, an image that has haunted our minds for half a millennium. Powerfully written, persuasively argued, and totally mesmerizing to read, The Princes in the Tower is at once a masterpiece of historical research and a riveting story of conspiracy, murder, and deception.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Weir's book is, no doubt, not the last on the subject, but it might be the best."--<i>The Boston Globe</i> <p/>"[Alison] Weir takes us on this delicious mystery with a fearsome vengeance. The result is a fascinating and completely credible account."--<i>Milwaukee Journal<br></i><br>"Did Richard III do in his nephews or didn't he? How much of the evil-uncle legend was later Tudor propaganda and how much was true? . . . This is exciting reading."--<i>The Denver Post </i> <p/>"Good mysteries never die, they just improve with age. . . . Weir has assembled an impressive case for the prosecution in The Princes in the Tower."--<i>Orlando Sentinel<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alison Weir </b>is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley, </i> and several other historical biographies. She lives in Surrey with her husband and two children.
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