Perfect Prince: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781422350508 (1422350509)
Publish date: March 28th 2006
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Company
Pages no: 610
Edition language: English
It does help if you have a grounding in Tudor history before you read this book. Keep in mind, as other reviews have pointed out, it is not a linear narrative. It isn't really a biography, more like a close look at a time and the mystery that occured there. Wroe does not chose a side for her myst...
A fairly average read which was interesting in parts but struck me as somewhat fanciful in others. It's also not the most concise biography you will ever read, with the known facts about Perkin Warbeck seemingly taking up little space compared to the endless background information and author specul...