num_pages: 320
description: In 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders. In To the Tower Born , Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes. The great and terrible events that shaped a kingdom are viewed through the eyes of quick-witted Nell Caxton, only daughter of the first English printer, and her dearest friend, "Bessie," sister to the lost boys and ultimate founder of the Tudor dynasty. It is a thrilling story brimming with mystery, color, and historical lore. With great bravery and heart, two friends navigate a dark and treacherous medieval landscape rendered more perilous by the era's scheming, ambitious, even murderous men and women who will stop at nothing to possess the throne.
language: English
title: To the Tower Born
titlecomplete: To the Tower Born
characters: Edward V of England, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Medieval, Tudor Period, British Literature, European History, Historical, 15th Century, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery
ratings_count: 1442
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks