The English Crown and the Worst Uncle Ever? The Princes in the Tower (Episode #70)

After the death of King Edward IV in April 1483, his 12-year-old son Edward V and his younger brother Richard were placed under the protection of their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. However, Richard declared the boys illegitimate, enabling him to seize the throne and become King Richard III. The two boys were confined to the Tower of London, ostensibly for their safety. They were last seen in the summer of 1483. After that, they vanished without explanation, leading to widespread speculation. Were they murdered or did they escape and live in obscurity?  -------------------- MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) -------------------- SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.com Email: [e-mail] Youtube: @MysteriousPals Facebook: @mysteriouspals Instagram: @mysteriouspals X/Twitter: @mysterious_pals Podcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com -------------------- EPISODE RESOURCES

• Blackburn, Jack. “Princes in the Tower: ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence Bolsters Murder Theory.” Thetimes.com, The Times, 1 Dec. 2024, www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/princes-in-the-tower-murder-theory-v33lj9js8
• ‌Dhar, Rittika. “The Princes in the Tower: A Centuries-Old Mystery | History Cooperative.” History Cooperative, 4 Nov. 2024, historycooperative.org/the-princes-in-the-tower/
• Galloway, Monique. ‌“The Mystery of the Princes in the Tower.” TheCollector, 4 July 2021, www.thecollector.com/princes-in-the-tower-mystery/.
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• ‌Romero, Jo. “The Princes in the Tower Mystery Will Probably Never Be Solved and Here’s Why.” Lovebritishhistory.co.uk, Blogger, 16 Feb. 2024, www.lovebritishhistory.co.uk/2024/02/the-princes-in-tower-mystery-will.html?m=1
• ‌“The Princes in the Tower: David Pilling on ‘the New Evidence’ - Aspects of History.” Aspects of History, 4 Dec. 2023, aspectsofhistory.com/author_interviews/the-princes-in-the-tower-david-pilling-on-the-new-evidence/
• ‌Thornton, Tim. “More on a Murder: The Deaths of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, and Historiographical Implications for the Regimes of Henry VII and Henry VIII.” History, vol. 106, no. 369, 28 Dec. 2020, pp. 4–25, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.13100

-------------------- IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Princes_in_the_Tower_by_John_Everett_Millais_(1878).png) -------------------- TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:00:56 - The Princes in the Tower 00:23:52 - Common Theories 00:41:12 - Our Theories 00:50:12 - Closing -------------------- ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #truecrime, #truecrimestories, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #princesinthetower, #richardiii, #waroftheroses, #london, #england, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious