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May 12, 2005 · Princes in the Tower: Directed by Justin Hardy. With Mark Umbers, John Castle, Roger Hammond, Sally Edwards. Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard.
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- Drama
- Justin Hardy
- 2005-05-12
One of the most pivotal moments of the War of The Roses, the assassination of The Princes In The Tower threw the country into a fever pitch.From Elizabeth II...
- 45 min
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- Real Royalty
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.
Two young princes are murdered at the Tower of London on the orders of their uncle, King Richard III, later immortalized as one of Shakespeare's worst villains.
Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard. Did the younger brother survive? Is he an impostor?
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.
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Lancaster is in power and as far as everyone knows there is no Yorkist pretender to the throne. Richard III has had his nephews murdered in the Tower of London or so we think. But.... then along comes a claimant to the throne, who says he is one of the missing Princes. This is based on a factual story but the twists will surprise you.
