Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower
Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower by David Baldwin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a well written book on a historical character that, due to recent books and TV Shows, has regained a certain notoriety among the commonfolk. It is a good start if you don't know anything about Elizabeth - as I feel that it manages to cover everything without getting too lost in the details, but also without getting to essay-like. It paints a generally positive picture of her, but it does not refrain from mentioning the less honourable sides of her story. It manages to stay somewhat neutral in the most controversial part of Elizabeth's story - the Princes in the Tower. I appreciate the fact that it does not defend Richard III's more ruthless actions but also does not automatically assume him guilty of killing the Princes. In fact, this book is one of the very few that actually take the Duke of Buckingham seriously as an alternative suspect. This is a particular aspect