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Book Review of The Princes in the Tower

The Princes in the Tower
The Princes in the Tower
Author: Alison Weir
Genre: History
Book Type: Hardcover
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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 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? 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.