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Edward V and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, are known as the "Princes in the Tower". They disappeared after being sent to heavily guarded royal lodgings in the Tower of London.
Edward V, king of England from April to June 1483, who was deposed and possibly murdered (alongside his younger brother) by King Richard III. Responsibility for the crime has also been attributed to the powerful Henry Stafford, duke of Buckingham, and to Richard’s successor, King Henry VII.
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Edward V & Richard Duke of York. Edward was born at Westminster on 4th November 1470, while his father Edward IV was in exile and his mother Elizabeth (Woodville) was taking Sanctuary within the Abbey precincts. Edward IV was restored to the throne soon after and died on 9th April 1483.
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.
Conflict between Gloucester and the Woodville nobles who dominated Edward V soon led the duke to arrest the Woodvilles and gain possession of Edward and his younger brother, Richard.
Edward V was placed in the Tower of London with his younger brother, Richard, Duke of York, for company. The younger brother had been taken from Westminster Abbey on the pretext that Richard was ensuring the younger brother’s attendance at Edward’s coronation.
The Archive. Edward V (r. 1483) His 86-day reign was dominated by the influence of his successor, Richard III. Along with his brother Richard, the Duke of York, Edward was one of the princes who disappeared after being lodged in the Tower of London; their fate remains the subject of much speculation. See All Monarchs.
