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cazcopson's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
I struggled to get to the end of this book (I didn’t read the appendices). You are hit with soooo many people who were alive at the time the princes disappeared. At times I was reading about people and what they had done the seemed (to me) to bear no relevance to the prince’s disappearance. It is also quite repetitive and cites the same evidence in different places. Appreciate this is an ongoing investigation, but should the book not have been written until the conclusion/all evidence has been gathered? Wouldn’t recommend even though there are some interesting discoveries.
greenldydragon's review
The presentation of the material was difficult to follow for someone only lightly familiar with the time period and personages mentioned.
caidyn's review
informative
medium-paced
3.75
An interesting thought piece. I don't necessarily agree with all the conclusions and I know she's a Ricardian. Plus her saying that Richard III would have had no noticable curved back? Wow.
jmatkinson1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
5.0
For over 500 years the accepted narrative has been that the two sons of Edward IV were murdered on the orders of their evil usurping uncle Richard III. However is this really the true story. In this book Philippa Langley assembles a team to investigate using the forensic techniques used in cold cases but applying them to historical sources. There is no real proof either way but this book goes some way towards redressing the balance. New source material is examined and the old tales taken apart to give an alternative narrative which will go part way to placating the Riccardian faction. At times the writing style is very formal and academic but the whole story is just great.
beccaannekent's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Taking a potential murder mystery (definitely a missing persons case at the least), which is over 500 years old and applying modern, cold case investigation tactics to attempt to solve the problem of what just happened to the Princes in the Tower is a bold move.
And, one that works well.
There was some really fascinating topics brought to light, some evidence which was new and only just recently discovered which threw a bit of a spanner in the works in the theory that they were brutally murdered by their Uncle.
Overall, we still have no definitive answer as to what EXACTLY happened to Edward V and his brother, Richard Duke of York. But, everything discussed in here really cemented my own opinions on their story.
Let’s hope that the investigation continues and more evidence is discovered so that, finally, we can confirm what happened in 1483.
And, one that works well.
There was some really fascinating topics brought to light, some evidence which was new and only just recently discovered which threw a bit of a spanner in the works in the theory that they were brutally murdered by their Uncle.
Overall, we still have no definitive answer as to what EXACTLY happened to Edward V and his brother, Richard Duke of York. But, everything discussed in here really cemented my own opinions on their story.
Let’s hope that the investigation continues and more evidence is discovered so that, finally, we can confirm what happened in 1483.