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1450s, 1960s: What really happened to the Princes in the Tower?
The Daughter Of Time
What you need to know before your trail
Richard III reigned for only two years, and for centuries he was villified as the hunch-backed wicked uncle, murderer of the princes in the Tower. Josephine Tey investigates into the real facts behind the last Plantagenet king’s reign, and an attempt to right what many believe to be the terrible injustice done to him by the Tudor dynasty.
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous villains – a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the the Tudors?
Grant determines to find out once and for all.
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: Tower of London
- B: The British Museum
- C: Scotland Yard
- England - Leicestershire
- D: Bosworth Battlefield
- E: Leicestershire Cathedral
Travel Guide
Richard III ‘s England
The Tower of London and the Bosworth battlefield are the two most important places to visit when investigating the murder of the princes in the tower for yourself
Richard III is one of history’s most notorious villains. This is largely due to Shakespeare’s play, where he was portrayed as the ultimate villan who murdered his young nephews, the “princes in the tower,” so that he could become King. He did become King but it only lasted for two years until he lost his crown at Bosworth field.
Imagine if the investigation in this infamous murder was taken up again and the case reopened?
Richard III, was also known as the hunchback king, whose skeleton was discovered in a council car park, and who was buried in March 2015 in state in Leicester Cathedral
Streetview Maps
A) London - the Tower of London
E) Leicestershire - Richard III statue
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Daughter Of Time
Destination: London, Leicestershire Author/Guide: Josephine Tey Departure Time: 1450s, 1960s
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