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1. Into what two groups does Weir break down those who write about the Princes in the Tower?

She breaks them down into either people who believe Richard III killed the Princes but they cannot prove it, and people who want Richard III canonized.

2. What, according to Weir, is most essential when discussing the mystery of the Princes?

Weir says that reexamination of the original sources, especially sources taken directly from Richard's contemporaries, are of the utmost importance in solving the mystery.

3. Why was the succession to the English throne unstable in the fifteenth century after Edward III's death?

Edward III had many sons who were ambitious and fought over who was fit to rule the kingdom.

4. What misconceptions does Weir bring to light about the Wars of the Roses?

The Wars of the Roses were hardly mass extinctions of the English nobility, as many people think today, but actually fairly isolated conflicts that did not really affect the day to day life of the populace.

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