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After Edward IV’s death in 1483, his son Edward
was pronounced the new king with Richard
Duke of Gloucester being named the Lord
Protector. After this, Edward V was escorted to
London with Earl Rivers to be crowned. Due to
Richard’s calculated moves to get closer to the
throne, Elizabeth Woodville went into sanctuary
at Westminster Abbey and everything was safe
until the Archbishop of Canterbury convinced
her to hand over Richard so he could join his
brother. Meanwhile, Edward V had been locked
up in the Tower of London as it was tradition to
keep the king there before his coronation. Once
she handed young Richard over, that would be
the last time that she would ever see her sons
again. The boys were vulnerable and in a
position where they needed protection.
Richard’s Grasp for Power Rich
Edward was planned to be crowned king on On the 6th of Ju
the 22nd of June 1483, however this England. Due
planning turned into Richard’s coronation amassed ene
instead. In June, Parliament declared the fearful of being u
princes illegitimate due to their father young princes is
Edward IV being contracted to marry Lady 16 June reco
Eleanor Butler before he met Elizabeth Edward’ were ‘se
Woodville- voiding their marriage. Therefore, in the garden
the princes’ claim to the throne was
discredited and Richard, Duke of Gloucester
was next in line to become king
The Last Sightings
Dominic Mancini states ‘Withdrawn to the inner apartme
the Tower proper, and day by day began to be seen m
rarely behind the bars and windows until at length the
ceased to appear altogether. Already there is a suspicion
they have been done away with.’ as he was a diploma
Edward IV’s court up until his death. He suggested that
were moved from the Bloody Tower to the White Tow
where royal captives were to be held
It is widely believed that these two young boys were
murdered but due to Richard being in power, it was Nearly 200 y
unlikely that the question of it would be raised. Gossip ordered the
and rumours circulated about the incident. People such royal palace t
as Shakespeare and More have twisted the narrative to location includ
villainise Richard in their works, despite no direct a privy stairc
evidence that it was Richard who ordered the death of
the Princes. Beneath the
3m (10ft) be
astonished to
skeletons. It
The Suspects:
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