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The Mysterious Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

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For over half a millennium, the mysterious disappearance of the Princes in the Tower - 12-year-old King Edward V and his 9-year-old brother, Richard, the Duke of York - has been considered a treacherous murder committed by their uncle, Richard III. When the death of their father, Edward IV, his young son became king. Within a few short months, however, both children had disappeared without a trace, and Richard III claimed the crown in 1483. It was a short reign: Richard III died in 1485 fighting against Henry Tudor's forces in the culmination of the War of the Roses. Almost 200 years later, in 1674, workmen dug up two juvenile skeletons at the foot of a staircase in the Tower of London. These skeletons were presumably the two young princes, and the remains were interred in Westminster Abbey - but this was not the end of the enduring mystery. New evidence has emerged indicating the remains discovered in the Tower of London may not be the princes, and Richard III's murderous reputation may be undeserved.
Date: 2023-11-15

Comments and reviews: 13


i visited the white tower in London a few years ago. they took us to the room where the boys were kept until they were killed and it's incredibly creepy.
Then we went to the torture chamber at the bottom of the main inner castle, and though it should have been a more respect place when you think of how many innocent people were tortured and killed there. they turned it into a giftshop.

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theres a Black Butler episode/manga chapter about this. the two little princes were killed during a coup, and the guard trusted to keep them safe during exactly that was the one to lead the charge. with the princes dead, they could have power over the region. and so 2 innocent sleeping children were brutally ripped from eachother and murdered
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Man, that's something. There would have been some motives in having the boys disappear. They would have poised a threat to the throne. Richard III is often been the subject of the boys disappearance. Since they have a claim to the throne. He comes as a bad king. Much like King John.
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One thing you left out was that Parliment had already declared them illegitimate due to their father being married to someone he wasn't betrothed to (royal law is complicated. So there would have been no need to kill the princes.
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Can you do a video on the origins of why companies have limited time only buy one get one free advertisements? And any other sales tactics origins. Thank you Weird History for all the content and having such an awesome narrator
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I am going to watch the two thumbnail recommendations (Facts About Richard III. and The Tower Of London's Haunted History) and also watch:
x Fascinating Attempts at Victorian Forensic Investigations

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10: 45 I have The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics by W. John Campbell (January 1, 2000.
It provides a helpful summary and explanation of world classics like those of Shakespeare.

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10: 45 I have the book William Shakespeare: The Complete Works (The Edition of the Shakespeare Head Press Oxford.
It is really helpful for reading before Shakespeare Plays or films.

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Edward IV didn't have the same father as Richard III. Edward's mother would have had to have been pregnant for 11 months for him to have the same dad as Ricky 3.
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3: 03 The Forensic Files episode The Footpath Murders shows a quick and dramatic history of the birth of DNA testing.
Fantastic episode!

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0: 01 Reminds me of the Prince and the Tower in the music video Bejeweled by Taylor Swift.
Will that be a future #1 hit of hers?

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6: 42 Reminds me of Nicholas Barclay in the Weird History video The Bizarre Story of the Con Man Who Pretended To Be A Missing Boy
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0: 33 Forensic Files is the gold standard of historical crime investigation!
I have watched all 406 episodes at least once.

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