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The Princes in the Tower refers to the mystery of the fate of the deposed King Edward V of England and his younger brother Prince Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, heirs to the throne of King Edward IV of England. The brothers were the only sons of the king by his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, living at the time of their father's death in 1483.
The disappearance of the 'Princes in the Tower', Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York in 1483 is one of the most intriguing 'murders' of the Tower of London. The mysterious episode unfolded with sinister speed over a single summer, yet is still being debated by historians centuries later. The Princes, sons of Edward IV and Elizabeth ...
Dec 4, 2023 · Philippa Langley, the historian who found Richard III's grave, challenges the traditional narrative of the princes' murder by Richard III. She reveals new archival discoveries and forensic analysis that suggest the princes may have survived and lived in exile.
- Amy Irvine
Jul 11, 2018 · The findings of Dr Ashdown-Hill, who died in May, are revealed in The Mythology of the Princes in the Tower, published by Amberley Publishing today. He was Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at Essex, and a Graduate of the Department. The boys, nephews of Richard III, were housed in the royal apartments of the Tower of London ...
Explore the theories and evidence behind the disappearance of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in 1483. Were they murdered by their uncle Richard III, their cousin Henry Stafford, their grandfather Henry VII, or their great-grandmother Margaret Beaufort?
Learn about the fate of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, the sons of Edward IV, who disappeared in the Tower of London in 1483. Find out how their uncle Richard III became king and why he was accused of killing them.
Sir Thomas More states in his writings that the princes were buried “at the stair-foot, meetly deep” and certainly in 1674 two skeletons were found buried beneath a stone staircase during alterations at the Tower. Mr. Tannery and Professor Wright concluded in 1933 that the princes had “probably” died in the summer of 1483.
