Sylvia M Everitt's Staffordshire
Millennium
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A history of
Staffordshire
A Crown
for Staffordshire
A history of medieval Staffordshire barons
Dianne Mannering
- Public Speaker and Writer -
The talks are all video presentations and I supply all of the equipment including a screen where necessary. I will travel anywhere in UK. I am used to giving talks at all types of venues and for all types of events including after-dinner engagements, charity evenings, National Trust, Rotary, PROBUS, TWG, WI, U3A etc. Usually my talks last between 45 and 50 minutes though I am very happy to expand them (without extra fee) when asked to do so. All of my equipment is PAT compliant.
Henry Stafford and the Princes in the Tower
A History talk
What happened to the two young sons of
King Edward IV? Their names were Edward and Richard Plantagenet and since the untimely
death of their father, the elder boy, Edward had become King Edward V although he was never crowned and he never reigned. History has
pointed an accusing finger at their uncle Richard Duke of Gloucester as the
villain behind their treacherous murder, but was he to blame? According to many
people - including myself, there was another blood relative who had good reason to get
rid of these two young princes. His name was Henry Stafford, Duke
of Buckingham and owner of Stafford Castle. There's a chapter in my book A Crown for Staffordshire about this man and the talk covers the same ground and
poses the same question, "Was it more likely that Henry Stafford, rather than King Richard III murdered The Princes in the
Tower.
Want to know more about the tragic Princes in the Tower and how they came to disappear? These are the books that I've read and can recommend
The Princes in the Tower
by
Alison Weir
The Tower of London
by
Derek Wilson
Good King Richard?
by
Jeremy Potter
Alsion Weir has long been a favourite of mine. Her books, especially the earlier ones, like The Princes in the Tower are well researched and factual without being fanciful. There's loads of interesting stuff in this one, including some forensics.
I love Derek Wilson's books and I've recommended more of his on the site where I think they are appropriate. He wrote this book about the Tower of London quite a while ago and my copy is worn and dog-eared, but it's interesting, factual not too grizzly and his style is very readable.
Well, as anybody who has heard my talk will know, I don't think Richard III is the most likely person to have done away with his nephews. I don't necessarily come up with the same conclusion as Jeremy Potter, and his style isn't that of Derek Wilson, but, never the less, he has some intriguing points.
