What really happened to the ‘Princes in the Tower’? Major Channel 4 documentary airs
Well, this is what so many of us have been waiting for for a very long time!
Next Saturday, 18 November, at 8 pm in the UK Channel 4 will be broadcasting ‘The Princes in the Tower: the New Evidence‘, detailing the findings of Philippa Langley’s Missing Princes Project. This is the day after publication of Philippa’s book ‘The Princes in the Tower‘, subtitled ‘Solving History’s Greatest Cold Case’, by The History Press.
A prime time slot on a major terrestrial broadcaster,* involving a forensic legal mind (or two!), travel to seven different countries (can we guess which those might be? 
) and a book from a specialist historical publisher … with a very bold subtitle. This must be something pretty big! Rumours have been swirling for a while (just like during much of King Richard’s reign and after!). Will we finally discover what really happened to the two sons of Edward IV?
I’ll be settling down next weekend with a glass of something strong, hoping to raise a toast to Philippa and her colleagues (and of course His Grace) at whatever the outcome of this may be…
Meanwhile, don’t forget, my own books offer a possible explanation of what happened to the boys. Will any of my speculations prove correct? Here’s hoping I’m not too far wide of the mark!
If you want to sift through some of the previously existing evidence for yourself before the documentary airs, why not take a look at King in Waiting and Sons of York, which together explore the possible identity of the so-called Dublin King (known to history as the ‘imposter’/pretender Lambert Simnel). Who really was he?
And of course, if you can wait that long, on 21 November, both books will be published in a single volume with an ‘adult’ cover as King in Waiting: The Order of the White Boar, Books 3 and 4.
Will the truth finally be revealed?
Loyalty binds me
*Similar documentary available in the USA on PBS November 22nd as an episode of SECRETS OF THE DEAD.
Alex Marchant is author of two books telling the story of the real King Richard III for children aged 10+, The Order of the White Boar and The King’s Man, and a third in the sequence, King in Waiting, which continues the adventures of the young members of the Order in the following years. A fourth book, Sons of York, was published in June 2022 and offers a ‘plausible theory’ for the fate of the ‘Princes in the Tower’.
Alex is also editor of Grant Me the Carving of My Name and Right Trusty and Well Beloved…, two anthologies of short fiction inspired by King Richard, sold in support of Scoliosis Association UK (SAUK).
Alex has also published a standalone timeslip novel for readers aged 10+, Time out of Time, relating the adventures of Allie Turner through a doorway into history found under layers of old wallpaper at ancient Priory Farm.
Alex’s books can be found on Amazon at: author.to/AlexMarchant
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