The Princes in the Tower | An Evening with Philippa Langley
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The Princes in the Tower | An Evening with Philippa Langley

Join us for a night with Philippa Langley as we delve into the mystery of the Princes in the Tower, history's greatest cold case

By Southwark Cathedral

Date and time

Thursday, July 17 · 6:30 - 7:30pm GMT+1

Location

Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral London SE1 9DA United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

'Langley ... understands how to excite people about the past — more so, perhaps, than most academics' -- THE NEW YORK TIMES

'Philippa Langley has done it again.' – THE TIMES

A HISTORY HIT BOOK OF THE MONTH

History re-written: has the 540-year-old mystery been solved?

'The totality of evidence revealed is astonishing. Following the discovery of King Richard III's grave in a car park in Leicester in 2012, The Missing Princes Project will again rewrite the history books, redrawing what we know about Richard III and Henry VII and pressing the reset button of history.' - Philippa Langley

Following ten years of robust forensic research, The Missing Princes Project is now concluded, and Philippa Langley and her team are ready to share the final findings. Be ready to lay a centuries-long mystery to rest. Langley first took the world by storm when she discovered the grave of King Richard III (1452-1485) in a Leicester car park in 2012. The rediscovery and reburial of the last Plantagenet was watched by an estimated global audience of over 366 million. Since then, she has turned her attention to the fate of the Princes in the Tower – a mystery that has fascinated and divided opinion for over 500 years. This book reveals the findings of The Missing Princes Project. Using investigative methodology, it places this most enduring of mysteries under a forensic microscope, unearthing an astonishing untold story of the survival of the Princes in the Tower and uncovering remarkable new archival discoveries of proof of life. It is the first time that police cold case investigation analysis has been applied to a centuries-old historical mystery, leaving no stone unturned, and the results are extraordinary, rewriting history


PHILIPPA LANGLEY MBE is an historian and award-winning producer, best known for her discovery of Richard III in 2012. She is co-author of the bestselling The Lost King with Michael Jones and Finding Richard III, the official account of her Looking For Richard Project. On the ten-year anniversary of discovering Richard III, her extraordinary story was released as the feature film, The Lost King, directed by Sir Stephen Frears and starring Sally Hawkins.


Information

This event will take place in the Cathedral Library with doors opening at 6pm, this event is in-person only and won't be streamed or recorded.

Publications written by Philippa will be available to purchase on the day.

If you have any access requirements please contact Emily Thorne at emily.thorne@southwark.anglican.org


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Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Established as a small convent, it grew over the centuries into a priory, which became a parish church and then, in 1905, the Cathedral for the newly created Diocese of Southwark which serves the whole of London south of the river.

The Cathedral’s patchwork architecture bears testament to its past as do the many monuments and memorials inside and outside the church. These are reminders of the rich history of this part of London and our association with such major figures in our creative history, including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens.

Southwark Cathedral is a place of worship, welcome and friendship, to rejoice in or find rest when you’re weary. We are London’s community Cathedral striving to live the example of Jesus, seeking to be a spiritual home for all and set at the heart of Bankside, buzzing with people and activity, a vibrant cultural and commercial destination.