C.F.DUNN ~ AUTHOR OF HISTORY, MYSTERY, AND SUSPENSE
“More than kisses, letters mingle souls” John Donn
Hello, and many thanks for dropping by. The following pages will give you an idea of my books and current projects, my writing life, and the latest news and events. You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter so feel free to drop me a line and join the conversation. Happy browsing!
“An ominous sense of developing tension…a most fluent writer.” Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse
BOOKS – The award-winning Secret of the Journal series
1
MORTAL FIRE
2
DEATH BE NOT PROUD
3
ROPE OF SAND
4
REALM OF DARKNESS
5
FEARFUL SYMMETRY
WHAT I’M WORKING ON NOW…
…The Wheel of Fortune series - a Medieval trilogy set during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses. Back on my historical home turf, this is where my interest in history started all those years ago at the age of nine. That fascination for the period has trotted alongside me all my life and now lies on the page.
LATEST NEWS
Mystery of the Princes in the Tower Revealed -
The Princes in the Tower: the traditional historyFor the first time since their disappearance from the Tower of London in 1483, new groundbreaking evidence for the Princes in the Tower’s survival into the reign of Henry Tudor is more compelling than the evidence against.
The recent documentary aired on Channel4 laid out the bones for an alternative narrative surrounding the 540 year old mystery of the disappearance of Edward V and Richard Duke of York – the Princes in the Tower.
Richard III – not the wicked uncle
The traditional view that Richard III murdered his young nephews has long held sway in the public imagination and persisted among some academic circles; but this has been challenged by a number of historians and many of those who believe that the princes survived their uncle’s reign. Until now, however, a lack of firm evidence had such views dismissed as far-fetched or wishful thinking.
Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder
Now, after extensive research in Continental archives by a team of researchers led by Philippa Langley, and with the knowledgable contribution of historian and Chair of the Richard III Society – Matthew Lewis – grains of truth finally grind the clumsy cogs of Tudor myth as new documentary evidence surfaces to throw light on this age old enigma. Even so, plenty of individuals will no doubt deny the plausibility of the latest findings that has set received history on its head.
Henry VII – the new villain?
It stretches credibility beyond breaking point to believe that four different sources from various geographic locations and events, surviving in disparate archives today and relating to the same missing individuals and more closely contemporary to them than any hitherto, could possibly all be forgeries or about conveniently invented imposters.No.They are authentic accidental survivals of seeming inconsequence when seen alone, but vice-like when set together around their own close events.
The authenticity is redoubled by the inconvenience of their consequences, not just for the previously accepted Tudor account, but for the Plantagenet one too.Richard III is no longer the princes’ killer, but his protection of them adds new ambiguity.Was it his hope that his sister – Margaret, Dowager Duchess of Burgundy – would hide and protect them for an (as yet) unclear future purpose?
It is hoped that many more incidental documents that, until now have resided in Continental archives, will illuminate the motives behind the boys’ disappearance. Time will reveal all.
