

“The evidence suggests that Edward was sent to live out his days on his half-brother’s land as long as he kept quiet, as part of a deal reached between his mother and Richard III, and later with Henry Tudor. 'Comprehensive and insightful, THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER offers a unique perspective on a profound mystery.' Faye Kellerman Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. These two brothers were the only sons of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville surviving at the time of their father's death in 1483. “But the discoveries inside this church in the middle of nowhere are extraordinary.” The Princes in the Tower refers to the apparent murder in England in the 1480s of the deposed King Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. In July, Richard Duke of Gloucester therefore crowned himself King Richard III of. The two princes, Edward and Richard, lived during the Wars of the Roses, a decades-long fight over the English throne between the house of Lancaster and the house of York. With all the secret symbols and clues, it sounds somewhat like the Da Vinci Code.” The Princes in the Tower On 9th April 1483, King Edward IV died suddenly. They spoke to Daily Telegraph about their findings and admitted, “The idea of a missing prince lying low in Devon might appear fanciful at first. The spectacle of the cruel, hunchbacked king, Richard III, ending once and for all the menacing existence of his brothers two sons by committing an. The group researching their deaths is being led by Philippa Langley and they discovered King Richard’s III’s remains underneath a Leicester car park in 2012.

Some historians are even going as far as to suspect that the scandal surrounding their deaths might have in fact just been crafted to force him out of his kingship years after ascending to the throne.

Princes in the tower series#
A series of new pieces of evidence has been brought to light which brings out the possibility of King Richard III’s innocence in the death of Princes in the Tower.įor those unversed with the story, the princes were forced into seclusion after their legitimacy was called into question and as a result, they were forced into a tower.īut in a docuseries posted by royal historian Kate Williams, Secrets of the Royal Palace reveals some shocking insights into the case and unearthed a major breakthrough.Īccording to their extraordinary findings, there is a growing belief that King Richard III did perhaps not have a hand in his nephews deaths as previously speculated.
