Gerald Prenderghast

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

The Possible Fates of Edward V and Richard of York

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Produktbeschreibung

"The fate of Richard III's nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, who disappeared after his coronation in 1483, remains controversial. This book sifts through the available evidence concerning the fate of the two boys. The author examines the facts, and offers a reasoned solution to the question, What really happened to the two princes?"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666655
• ISBN-10: 1476666652
• Artikelnr.: 44942097

Autorenporträt

The late Gerald Prenderghast was a military historian and lived in Kent, United Kingdom. His publications included books about historic firearms, maritime history and Britain's involvement in the Wars in Vietnam.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface: Why Another Book About Richard's Nephews?
Introduction
Section I: The Reign of Richard III
One. "Usurpation" and the Tower
Two. The October Rebellion
Three. The Road to Bosworth Field
Section II: Life for Edward and Richard
Four. Life in Fifteenth Century England
Five. Edward and Richard: The Princes in the Tower
Six. Sojourn in the Tower
Section III: Which Road from the Tower? What Might Have Happened to Edward
and Richard?
Seven. The First Solution: Did They Simply Die?
Eight. The Second Solution: Was It Murder?
Nine. The Third Solution: Did They Escape?
Section IV: Witnesses
Ten. Who Might Have Known?
Eleven. The Family of Edward and Richard
Twelve. Edward's Council and Servants
Thirteen. Richard's associates.
Fourteen. Henry Tudor and His Early Associates
Fifteen. The October Rebellion
Sixteen. The July Rescuers
Seventeen. Where from Here?
Appendix 1: Chronology of Edward and Richard, 1470-1483
Appendix 2: Chronology of Richard III and the Princes
Appendix 3: The Titulus Regius
Appendix 4: Sir Thomas More's Account of the Princes' Deaths
Appendix 5: Perkin Warbeck's Confession
Glossary
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index