Princes in the Tower (special edition) Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
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PHILIPPA LANGLEY MBE is an historian and award-winning producer, best known for her discovery of Richard III in 2012. She is co-author of the bestselling The Lost King with Michael Jones and Finding Richard III, the official account of her Looking For Richard Project. On the ten-year anniversary of discovering Richard III, her extraordinary story was released as the feature film, The Lost King, directed by Sir Stephen Frears and starring Sally Hawkins.<p>‘The discoveries in this book shed new light on events surrounding the Princes in the Tower. Rather than favour Tudor propaganda or Victorian revisionism, this asks us to go back to the time and scrutinise evidence with fresh eyes.’</p>
- Dr Janina Ramirez, University of Oxford and No. 1 bestselling author of <i>Femina</i>,
<p>‘Philippa Langley has earned a reputation for tenacious and meticulous research based on sound principles of piecing together centuries-old records … The remarkable discoveries documented here are only the beginning.’</p>
- Annette Carson, acclaimed historical writer and biographer,
<p>‘<em>The Princes in the Tower</em> is a gripping and ingenious work of historical detection. Ms. Langley and her team have cast new light into a murky period, and with a methodological brilliance that eludes most academic historians.’</p>
<i>Wall Street Journal</i>
<p>‘Philippa Langley has done it again.’</p>
- Julia Llewellyn Smith, <i>The Times</i>
<p>‘… a phenomenal, untold story.’</p>
- Amy Irvine, <i>History Hit</i>
<p>‘(The) story is fascinating, and researcher Philippa Langley deserves huge credit for her discoveries.’</p>
<i>The Spectator</i>
<p>‘Langley ... understands how to excite people about the past - more so, perhaps, than most academics.’</p>
<i>The New York Times</i>
<p>‘a brilliantly told, spellbinding and compelling story.’</p>
<i>The List</i>
<p>‘Bombshell new evidence.’</p>
<i>Daily Mail</i>
<p>‘Langley may have shifted the dial.’</p>
- Jack Blackburn, <i>The Times</i>
<p>‘One of the joys of this book is the space it provides for contemporary witness statements. Their voices seem real, baffled and intimate. You feel privileged to have a ring-side seat as the case for the defence is presented ... a very different Richard III emerges from the mists of time.’</p>
- Greg Wright, <i>The Yorkshire Post</i>
'Philippa Langley has done it again.' – The Times
A HISTORY HIT BOOK OF THE MONTH
History re-written: has the 540-year-old mystery been solved?
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Richard III Society, and to commemorate the results of The Missing Princes Project’s seven-year, international study, The History Press is delighted to offer this luxury limited edition of The Princes in the Tower: Solving History’s Greatest Cold Case by Philippa Langley.
Alongside an international team of experts, Philippa Langley turns her forensic focus onto history's greatest cold case: the mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
Now, this ground-breaking study has reached completion with stunning conclusions. In The Princes in the Tower, Langley records the painstaking investigative work and research of The Missing Princes Project, revealing a phenomenal untold story along the way.
Not to be missed, Philippa Langley and her international team untangle a 500-year-old mystery to reveal the fate of the Princes of the Tower.