Book Description: In 1483, Edward and Richard of Yorkâ€”Edward,
by law, already King of Englandâ€”were placed, for their
protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by
their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without
a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised
Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders. In To the
Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have
happened to the missing princes. The great and terrible events
that shaped a kingdom are viewed through the eyes of quick-
witted Nell Caxton, only daughter of the first English printer,
and her dearest friend, "Bessie," sister to the lost boys and
ultimate founder of the Tudor dynasty. It is a thrilling story
brimming with mystery, color, and historical lore. With great
bravery and heart, two friends navigate a dark and treacherous
medieval landscape rendered more perilous by the era's scheming,
ambitious, even murderous men and women who will stop at nothing
to possess the throne.