The Princes in the Tower, the two brothers were the only sons of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. , Alive at the time of their father's death, they were later believed murdered in the Tower of London in 1483. Following skullduggery Richard, Duke of Gloucester, acting as Lord Protector, was offered the throne and became King Richard III. Edward V, who was no longer king, and his brother Richard, Duke of York, remained in the Tower of London. There are no recorded sightings of them after the summer of 1483.


"Illustrated History of England" Published by Cassel Petter & Gal


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