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Treachery: The Princes in the Tower by MR John M Burton (Paperback / softback, 2016)

Sir Thomas Clark, an English knight, a close and trusted friend to King Henry VII and reputedly, 'the most honest man in England', has been commanded to provide the King with, 'a truthful and accurate account of the killing' of the two Princes in the Tower by their uncle, King Richard III. He embarks on the task reluctantly but becomes determined to find the truth. His investigation results in him discovering a large number of people from royalty to commoners who may kw the truth, but who give him highly conflicting and often worrying accounts of what happened. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he begins to discover secrets that many would prefer remain hidden and which result in mortal threats to his own life and those closest to him. He begins to question his assumptions and kwledge about what actually happened to the Princes in the Tower and reaches surprising conclusions as to who exactly was guilty of the act of treachery.

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Author Biography
John M. Burton QC was born in Blackpool, England. He called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1979. He has practiced as a barrister in London ever since and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2010. His main area of practice has been and remains, Criminal Law and he has used his knowledge and experience in that area to write novels about murder cases in the United Kingdom. John has a passionate interest in history and has also written a number of novels dealing with real historical events including a history of the Spartans in the Peloponnesian wars, a Roman trial in the 1st century BCE, a notorious 18th century naval court martial and a book about a knight's search to find out what happened to the Princes in the Tower. JOHN'S BOOKS THE SILK TALES THE SILK BRIEF THE SILK HEAD THE SILK RETURNS John is currently working on the fourth book in the series. THE SILK RIBBON THE CHRONICLES OF SPARTA THE MYTH OF SPARTA THE RETURN OF THE SPARTANS THE MURDER TRIALS OF CICERO PARRICIDE THE HISTORICAL TRIALS SERIES THE TRIAL OF ADMIRAL BYNG TREACHERY THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
Date of Publication
26/04/2016
Country of Publication
United States

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