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The Princes in the Tower
- Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
- Narrated by: Philippa Langley
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
Philippa Langley took the world by storm when, against all the odds and a seven-year investigation, she discovered the grave of King Richard III (1452-1485) in a Leicester car park. A king finally laid to rest, the rediscovery and reburial of Richard III was watched by an estimated global audience of over 366 million. Now, Langley reveals the findings of a remarkable new research initiative: ‘The Missing Princes Project'. In the summer of 1483, Edward V (aged 12) and his brother Richard Duke of York (aged 9), disappeared from the Tower of London. For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Following years of intensive research in UK, American and European archives, astonishing new archival discoveries have been uncovered that change what we know about the fate of the Princes in the Tower. Established by Langley in 2016, ‘The Missing Princes Project' employed the methods of a cold-case police enquiry. Using investigative methodology, it aimed to place this most enduring of mysteries under a forensic microscope for the first time. In The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case, Langley records the painstaking investigative work and research of the project. By questioning received wisdom, she and her team shed light upon one of history's greatest miscarriages of justice, revealing a phenomenal untold story.
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- NJ
- 25-01-24
Odd Narration
I was drawn to this after watching the Channel 4 documentary and the fact that I really enjoyed The Lost King, which showed the authors outstanding knowledge and passion on the subject. Unfortunately, as many have mentioned the narration is odd to say the least. I have stuck with it and interestingly, if you set the speed to 1.2, it is vastly improved, almost as if it the original is at the wrong speed. If you can stick with it and you are interested in this period, it is well worth listening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-02-24
brilliant alternative to the usual narrative
although I admire Phillipa's enthusiasm for her book, the narration was very sticato and didn't flow. it was interesting content but I took regular breaks to get my head around the information. not enough enthusiasm translated into her voice - monotone and difficult to process in large chunks.
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- Sarah Phillips
- 26-05-24
An amazing piece of historical research
Inspiring, fascinating, detailed. Philippa Langley and her team deserve huge respect, admiration and recognition for the impressive research they have done. But this book should have been read by a trained actor and Philippa could have just done the appendices. It was hard work to listen to and I love historical dates. I am very glad I have the book.
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- Shiny
- 22-11-23
Mistake having the author as narrator
I'm sure the content in this book is well researched and fascinating but I just can't listen as the author's diction is unbearable.
She often sounds like she's forgotten where she is on the page, and thinks the middle of the sentence is the end.
Maybe I'll pick up a copy from the library to read as I watched the documentary on C4 and listened to the Gone Medieval podcast about the Princes, but unless this is rerecorded with a more experienced narrator, I cannot listen again.
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-02-24
How to make exciting historical research boring.
Agree with others. The speed re-setting to 1.2 helps but oh dear Philippa, your voice is just so monotone. Clear and a nice tone but it doesn't colour the story at all and it's so so hard to get your head around what you are saying - particularly as there are lots of Richards, Edwards, Elizabeths etc ... Horses for Courses - you are an enthusiastic and energetic researcher ... but not an actor.
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- Lambchop
- 11-01-24
awful narration
I'm sure the story would be interesting if it was narrated by someone else. Totally ruined by the dull drab voice. Can't listen to it
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- K BOX
- 30-05-24
Absolutely fantastic!
History’s ‘who done it?’ brought to life. The level of detail is staggering, I’m going to have to listen to this again! This is what should be taught to children in history lessons! Extremely well written and informative and the level of research gone into this book is phenomenal! 100% recommend to anyone who is interested in history, and especially clearing the name of good King Richard III.
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- Mrs W
- 09-12-23
Ruined by terrible narration.
Oh dear! I really wanted to enjoy this book but the terrible narration by the author ruined the experience. At times Ms Langley seemed to be reading from a police notebook, sometimes confused and by ch26 almost bored. I persevered as I wanted to see where the solving of this 'cold case' went but it's time I'll never get back. I hope the book is a better read.
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- Mr
- 16-12-23
Why would you do that?
This could have been really interesting. However, the narration kills it stone dead. It’s so stilted. Every sentence broken up in strange ways. There are actors. They train. They know how to emphasise and colour words, spend the money on those actors to read the book. This was unlistenable. A waste of a credit.
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- Perfs
- 02-02-24
Outstanding
Attention to detail, informative, well paced delivery, breadth of reporting, well structured, honesty. A damn good read.
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