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A quotation from William Shakespeare

RICHARD: Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead;
   And I would have it suddenly performed.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Richard III, Act 4, sc. 2, l. 20ff (4.2.20-21) (1592)

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Chain Linked to Prince Edward V Found in 16th-Century Will https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/chain-linked-to-prince-edward-v-found-in-16th-century-will/ #EnglishHistory #PrincesintheTower

Yesterday I was listening to the podcast #NotJustTheTudors. There were two historians debating the possible survival of the #PrincesInTheTower. I was so disappointed with how unconvincing the one challenging the accepted history was. I could refute most of his arguments without any expertise.

E.g. he felt it was convincing how elaborate the accounts of these supposed princes were. Yeah, when people lie they tend to invent a lot of details.

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Discover The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

💫The Godmother's Secret by Elizabeth St.John💫

If you knew the fate of the Princes in the Tower, would you tell, or keep the secret?

https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/11/book-of-week-the-godmothers-secret-by-elizabeth-stjohn.html

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In science, medicine, engineering & technology too, ‘Need to question, question, question - that’s the only way we’re going to make discoveries.’ 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 #PrincesInTheTower @RobbieRinder @Channel4 @rsociety_iii @royalsociety @UKHSA
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/historians-said-i-was-unhinged-philippa-langley-cracks-mystery-of-princes-in-the-tower-x0n578txf

I still think Margaret Beaufort did it.

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@seldo
I have a great book called The Killing of #WilliamRufus’ by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
Published in 1968: probably out of print now but very interesting if you can find it
My money is on Henry
One fascinating detail is that the main suspect was one Walter Tirel
300yrs on, James Tyrell was considered (by some) to have murdered the #PrincesInTheTower
As there’s evidence they were killed at all, and no record of Tyrell’s ‘confession’ perhaps Tirel/Tyrell is an unlucky surname?