This is a frontispiece to a 1951 mystery novel by Josephine Tey (real name: Elizabeth Makintosh) named _The Daughter of Time_It is about the question of whether or not King Richard III ordered the murder of the “Little Princes in the Tower,” his nephews Edward and Richard, as has  long been alleged, and for a long time was simply accepted as historical fact. Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. to name just a few. Tey manages to build up through the novel a very convincing case for this view, which I shall not get into the details of, although I highly recommend the novel, which I just finished reading. Like all aphorisms this proverb has been directly quoted, paraphrased or enhanced many times over the centuries by multiple famous literate thinkers such as Aulus Gellius and Abraham Lincoln (direct quotes); Sir Francis Bacon (enhanced quote: "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. It is spam-free and you can unsubscribe at any time. In 1990 it was voted number one in The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time list compiled by the British Crime Writers' Association. What I fear from Trump is precisely what is happening in Portland. Truth is like the sun. I do not think Trump really has that yet, which takes more time, but for the enemies of Richard the most influential was William Shakespeare, whose play, Richard III, written during the reign of the last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I, depicts him as a truly monstrous figure, the murderer of the little princes, slanderer of his mother, and much else, as well as being hunch-backed and with a withered arm, these latter all apparently false. 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She brings him some pictures of historical characters, aware of Grant's interest in human faces. This allows one of many advantages in putting forth a false historical narrative. is approached from the traditional crime detection perspective of means, motive and opportunity – particularly motive. Facebook Grant observes that this was hardly the behaviour of a mother who believed, or even just suspected, that Richard had ordered the deaths of both her young sons. Anyway, Tey (who was born in Scotland) reports on some monuments somewhere there to some women who were supposedly martyrs to the Covenanter cause. There seem to be three factors here. Portland could be a training exercise for the November election. This bestselling and very well and wittily written novel makes the case that Richard was framed by his successor, Henry (Tudor) VII, who usurped him after defeating and killing him in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. Earn 125 points on every ticket you buy. Then there is the matter of having propagandists, especially initial ones. He also reads Thomas More's History of King Richard III and a historical novel called The Rose of Raby by "Evelyn Payne-Ellis", about the life of Richard's mother Cecily Neville. I see a couple of relevancies of this to current events, both the matter of arguments over “the Lost Cause” and Confederate monuments as well as the matter of whether or not Donald Trump will get away historically with stating over 20,000 lies since becoming president. When she became Queen in 1553, the motto was placed upon her great seal. Other alleged historical myths touched upon by the author are the commonly believed (but false) story that troops fired on the public at the 1910 Tonypandy Riot, the traditional depiction of the Boston Massacre, the martyrdom of Margaret Wilson and the life and death of Mary, Queen of Scots. | The quotations stated on this site express their authors' opinion and do not reflect that of Buboquote.com. Texanne. could stymie voting for such people who are already tasked with waiting longer periods of time in long lines to vote. The hunchback Richard III was no slouch on the field of battle from latter accounts, It appears he might have been innocent of the murder of the two princes also. He becomes intrigued by a portrait of King Richard III. However, according to her, they were not even killed. He prides himself on being able to read a person's character from his appearance, and King Richard seems to him a gentle, kind and wise man. The RNC is sending millions of dollars to state Republican parties to vastly expand these measures, which include recruiting 50,000 poll observers to deploy in key precincts. But in fact it is now accepted (documents surfaced centuries later on this apparently suppressed by Henry VII) that showed that they were illegitimate and thus not possible heirs to the throne. Truth Is The Daughter Of Time. Relevant and even prescient commentary on news, politics and the economy. The novel also explores and pastiches different types of historical writing. Subscribe to the Quote of the Day to receive a quote every day in your inbox. Why is everyone so sure that he was a cruel murderer? It also points out that the princes were not reported missing by anyone until after the Battle of Bosworth Field, by which time Richard was dead and the princes were now in Henry VII's custody in the Tower. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. One is whether a leader can be authoritarian or not, which Trump would like to be but is not quite. The novel's title is taken from an old proverb ("Truth is the daughter of time") which is quoted by Tey as the novel's epigraph. For current and other perspectives on the demise of Richard III's nephews, see the article Princes in the Tower. One possibility to consider which Repubs will take advantage of this November and have been practicing in Portland is the harassment of people of color and minorities who did hot hail from this country by the same ICE, border control, etc.