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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 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.
Dec 4, 2023 · For more than 500 years, history has judged that the Princes in the Tower were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Until now there has been very little proof - it is quite simply history’s greatest cold case.
- Amy Irvine
The Princes in the Tower. Shakespeare portrays Richard III as the villainous uncle who ordered the little princes put to death in order to secure his throne… but Richard wasn’t the only person who would benefit from their deaths… Ben Johnson. 3 min read.
For hundreds of years, it has been popularly held that the ‘Princes in the Tower’ were murdered on the orders of their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1452-1485). On the death of Edward IV (1442-1483), King of England, in April 1483, his brother Richard became Lord Protector of the realm.
At the time and for centuries afterwards, the mystery of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ caused intrigue, speculation and revulsion, as historic voices including Sir Thomas More and William Shakespeare weighed in on who was to blame.
Nov 20, 2023 · The Princes in the Tower went missing 540 years ago, and British writer Philippa Langley is determined to uncover their fates and maybe clear a villain’s name.
