ROYAL MURDER

Hardback, 1st edn. Ignoring violent death by battle or political execution, this book is devoted to personal acts of jealousy and revenge which has stained the Crown with blue blood down the ages - from the assassination of Edmund I in 946 up to the extraordinary rumours of royal involvement in the Ripper murders. This fascinating aspect of Victorian melodrama is studied in depth in a special chapter by Colin Wilson entitled 'Royalty and the Ripper'. Features The Murder of : William Rufus; Thomas Becket; Prince Arthur; Edward II; Richard II; Henry VI; the Duke of Clarence (no not that one!); Edward V and Count Philip Konigsmark. With 40 Illus. 221pp. small 8vo. h/back. F. in Vg+ dw. which has a faded lettering to sp.