Prof Tim Thornton

Did Richard III really kill his nephews? The question is tearing historians apart. Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has them as divided as ever.

For those with subscriptions to #NationalGeographic - many thanks to Rosemary Counter for a positive write-up of recent discoveries on the Princes in the Tower and Richard III - www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

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My latest, in Law & History Review, is now on FirstView - on 'The Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Statutes of the English Parliament, to 1640: Development & Change in Territorial Extent'. Thanks to the team at CUP for their help @cambridgeup.bsky.social @gauthamrao.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S073...

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