Edward V He was twelve when his father died in April 1483. He was lodged in the Tower on 19 May, and Parliament declared him illegitimate.
1 Sources 3 Connections Richard, Duke of York Edward V's nine-year-old brother. He left sanctuary at Westminster Abbey and joined Edward in the Tower on 16 June.
1 Sources 2 Connections Richard III The boys' uncle and regent, the Duke of Gloucester, crowned Richard III on 6 July 1483. He is the most common suspect in their disappearance.
1 Sources 3 Connections Tower of London Where the princes were last recorded. There are no recorded sightings of either boy after the summer of 1483.
1 Sources 3 Connections The bones of 1674 On 17 July 1674 workmen at the Tower found a wooden box holding two small skeletons, ten feet under the staircase to the White Tower chapel. They were placed in an urn in Westminster Abbey and examined in 1933, but have never been proven to be the princes. No DNA test has been done; Queen Elizabeth II never gave approval.
1 Sources 3 Connections Thomas More's History of King Richard III Written around 1513. It says James Tyrrell, acting on Richard's orders, had the boys smothered and buried at the foot of a stair.
1 Sources 2 Connections Sir James Tyrrell A knight executed for treason in 1502. More says he confessed under torture to murdering the princes, but no actual confession has ever been found.
1 Sources 2 Connections Duke of Buckingham Richard III's right-hand man. He rebelled in October 1483 and was executed in November. One historian regarded him as the likeliest suspect, a view not widely accepted.
1 Sources 1 Connections Henry VII The king who married the princes' eldest sister, Elizabeth. He is called the only plausible alternative to Richard III, though no contemporary ever accused him.
1 Sources 1 Connections Perkin Warbeck From 1491 until his capture in 1497 he claimed to be the younger prince, Richard. Many modern historians believe he was an impostor.
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Person Edward V He was twelve when his father died in April 1483. He was lodged in the Tower on 19 May, and Parliament declared him illegitimate. User contribution ↑ lodged in the Tower As their uncle and regent, he lodged the boys in the Tower. Sources 1 Person Richard III The boys' uncle and regent, the Duke of Gloucester, crowned Richard III on 6 July 1483. He is the most common suspect in their disappearance. User contribution ↓ was lodged in Lodged there from 19 May 1483. Sources 1 Place Tower of London Where the princes were last recorded. There are no recorded sightings of either boy after the summer of 1483. User contribution Person Richard, Duke of York Edward V's nine-year-old brother. He left sanctuary at Westminster Abbey and joined Edward in the Tower on 16 June. User contribution ↓ joined his brother in He joined his brother on 16 June. Sources 1 Place Tower of London Where the princes were last recorded. There are no recorded sightings of either boy after the summer of 1483. User contribution ↑ claimed to be He claimed to be the surviving Prince Richard. Sources 1 Person Perkin Warbeck From 1491 until his capture in 1497 he claimed to be the younger prince, Richard. Many modern historians believe he was an impostor. User contribution Person Richard III The boys' uncle and regent, the Duke of Gloucester, crowned Richard III on 6 July 1483. He is the most common suspect in their disappearance. User contribution ↓ lodged in the Tower As their uncle and regent, he lodged the boys in the Tower. Sources 1 Person Edward V He was twelve when his father died in April 1483. He was lodged in the Tower on 19 May, and Parliament declared him illegitimate. User contribution ↑ reportedly acted for The only record of the confession is More's writing. Sources 1 Person Sir James Tyrrell A knight executed for treason in 1502. More says he confessed under torture to murdering the princes, but no actual confession has ever been found. User contribution Place Tower of London Where the princes were last recorded. There are no recorded sightings of either boy after the summer of 1483. User contribution ↑ was lodged in Lodged there from 19 May 1483. Sources 1 Person Edward V He was twelve when his father died in April 1483. He was lodged in the Tower on 19 May, and Parliament declared him illegitimate. User contribution ↑ joined his brother in He joined his brother on 16 June. Sources 1 Person Richard, Duke of York Edward V's nine-year-old brother. He left sanctuary at Westminster Abbey and joined Edward in the Tower on 16 June. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
