The Princes in the Tower - Alison Weir

Although I'm obsessed with the Tudor period I have to admit I'm quite blissfully ignorant of other historical times. I had heard about the two Princes who were allegedly murdered in the Tower just as I had heard about Richard III who may or may not have had a hunchback and was defeated at Bosworth by Henry VII but my knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the two Princes was scant. Alison Weir is a very well known historical author who writes factual books based on evidence from the time and evidence that has emerged since. In this book she presents the evidence about the Princes and tries to prove that Richard III was indeed responsible for their ...  Read the complete review

I came to this book hoping to learn something new about Richard III and the controversy over the Princes....I'm afraid that I found myself very disappointed on that count. Weir simply peddles the old Shakesperian myth once again - or rather takes her "evidence" straight from Thomas More. I realise that this is a 500 year old story but PLEASE can't someone come up with something new??? Despite the author's promise to do so, she doesn't deliver the ...  Read the complete review

Whaddyareckon? Richard III had a big hump on his back and smothered his nephews high up in a damp, dank room in the Tower of London? Or is he the most wrongly maligned figure in English history, blackguarded by the upstart Tudors so that the English people would accept them as rulers? Ask any historian and they will tell you that their job is - for the most part - detection. History is all about finding clues. History is about piecing together tiny shreds of evidence. In this way, the historian hopes to interpret the past. We all like a good murder mystery, do we not? And so, what better ...  Read the complete review