Princesinthetower Stories

Farah Elviana Idris is not chasing fairytales-she's chasing ghosts. A brilliant historian from Padang with a full scholarship to UCL, Farah arrives in London to uncover the truth behind one of Britain's oldest mysteries: the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. When her research leads her to a hidden archive and an unexpected encounter with Lord Alexander Hawthorne-an aristocrat with secrets of his own-the past begins to unravel in ways no textbook ever predicted. History breathes. Truth whispers. And sometimes, the present is written by those brave enough to rewrite the past.

In August of 1483, Edward V and his brother, Richard, stopped coming out of the Tower of London. Edward V's coronation never occurred, despite his placement in the Tower assumed to be for that purpose. Some claim that their uncle, Richard III, spine deformed by scoliosis, murdered them to secure his place on the throne. To this day, no one quite knows for certain.